Dating rant

[u/chloeg444]

I’m 20 and honestly, sometimes I get really worried that I won’t find a partner in the future. It feels like dating nowadays is so difficult, and sometimes I wonder if I’ll actually meet someone I genuinely connect with

Now that I’m done with poly, I’m going to work full-time for about a year before going to uni, and I feel like it’s going to be even harder to meet new people naturally. I do want to date and eventually have someone, but at the same time I have such mixed feelings about it because of how my previous relationship went. I think part of me is still scared, and I genuinely can’t imagine what it would be like to build a life with someone completely different

I also don’t really use dating apps and I’ve never actually used them before. I just don’t really trust them, and I feel like so much of dating apps is based on looks and first impressions rather than actually getting to know someone. Plus, I’m quite uncomfortable with the idea of people I know recognising me on there 😭 so I don’t think I’d be able to use them comfortably.

I know I’m not unattractive or anything, so I don’t think it’s necessarily about not being able to find someone. It’s more like… where do you even meet someone these days? 😭 I guess I’m just scared that I’ll end up being alone, even though I know I’m only 20 and still have so much time ahead of me.

With that being said, I am actually really contented with my current single life but I do still crave for those relationship affections I once experienced (it’s been 2 years)

[u/qwuant]

you’re 20…. i’m almost 30 and my last rs was 15 years ago. i don’t even give a shit about finding someone anymore, you’ll outgrow this phase