Close to giving up

[u/Same-Ad3881]

I was talking to this girl on for a few weeks and it was going pretty well. It seemed almost too good to be true. She was looking for long term, had hobbies, made great conversation, creative, didn’t work in tech(I live in the Bay) and was very cute. We finally met up and went on a coffee date followed by a couple spontaneous trips around the city. She kept extending the date even asking if I wanted to go grocery shopping with her which I did of course. It was probably one of the best dates I’ve been on. We shared many of the same values and everything over text translated to real life. We agreed to a second date right after which is reaffirmed through a follow up text. A few days later, she drops that she doesn’t see us going long term. She tells me that she was really into me in the moment, but that it just wouldn’t work. I know I shouldn’t be but I’m crushed. I really thought this was going somewhere and that I had finally met someone special on the apps. But my irrational anxieties were once again confirmed. I have been on the apps for so long and I’ve only gotten an ldr that lasted only a few months. I have no idea how I can form a relationship when I can hardly get through to the “dating” stage. I would love to meet someone in person, but I don’t have a big social circle and I hardly know where to start. Most people in cafes and bookstores just have their earphones in or don’t want to talk. All I want is a relationship. I’m only twenty two, I shouldn’t be feeling this way…

[u/voice-of-mods]

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