Dating advice after divorce

About a year ago, I [M31] began the process of divorcing my now ex wife [F33]. It was a horrible relationship from the start, and it was a shortarriahe as well.

We separated back in January 2024, and divorce was final by fall of 2023. We have a 1 year old together, and I really was hoping things would work out to form a family. It's been my dream to have my family and just live that part of life and enjoy it. I have not lost hope on that dream, but I just feel like dating nowadays is a mess and people are just not willing to commit. I'm a young professional, building my career, and my business. My ex and I have 50/50 custody and so I'm heavily involved in my son's life.

Is being a single dad something that women avoid during dating? Where do you go to meet people and try to date again? What's the dating scene for anyone who's a single parent? I have friends who keep telling me that it'll be hard for me to find someone, as most "good women" are married or unavailable. I've also been told that most women past 30s are probably single for a reason. I know it's not true but is the dating pool just much smaller and more complicated? I've heard of people in their 40s still finding love, but I think my town (Denver) is just not great for finding women to date. Any advice is appreciated!