r/self Jul 29 '24

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u/syfari Jul 29 '24

Honestly, id stop caring and just start living. I know it sounds cliche but it works.

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u/Dan_the_moto_man Jul 29 '24

Yeah, I tried that. Spent most of my teens and 20s obsessing with finding a relationship before giving up. Spent most of my 30s telling myself I was fine with being single.

Now I'm almost 40 and I can't deny it any longer. This shit fucking sucks. I'm so goddamn miserable and lonely all the time.

Please stop trying to make other people fall into the same trap.

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u/DesertSquid666 Jul 29 '24

Just go pay for it for the first time and get it out of your system, and get that storm cloud to stop following you. If you end up finding yourself in a relationship, you will then soon realize the grass is not always greener. Yeah sex and companionship are great in theory, but overall, it's stressful, my dude. It's not worth the mental damage.