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Why Many Single People Don’t Want to Date Anymore
They get tired of all the drama associated with dating, is my guess.
I wouldn’t say I lost interest, but I’m choosing to work and gain interest in myself. I lost interest in the misery of adapting to relationships that didn’t make me happy. I was doing what society conditions us to do at a very early age.
Fuck who you are, but try and find someone compatible and get busy creating that family and securing that 9–5 with a week vacation a year. If you end up not sharing anything in common, suck it up; this is what you signed up for.
Work on getting comfortably miserable.
I feel I started dating late in life, at 19 or right around that age. And from 19 until 47, I was in some kind of relationship. It’s no wonder in those 28 years, I still don’t know what I like and struggle with who I am.
I have an idea of things I like or what I like to do, but do I? Being alone is the most challenging thing to do but the most extensive learning experience at the same time. Many out there have never spent any time alone in their adult life. The hunt started for a mate when they turned 16 or even younger.
The goal should be to spend time alone and do it right. I believe in doing so, you open doors for those…
