nthach wrote:
LordoftheMonkeys wrote:
nthach wrote:
If I don't find someone by my 30s, I might as well off myself.
Oh, come off it. There are other things in life worth living for besides love. Maybe this attitude of yours is the reason you're unsuccessful in this area. Find a hobby or something.
hobbies only blunt the pain. I was raised in a dysfunctional family. There was no such thing as love.
Excuses, excuses. I was slapped around by my dad, bullied in school, had regular seizures; my childhood was probably no less $hitty than yours. Now I program computers, make websites, write science fiction, and draw fantasy art, among other things, and my life is a lot more rewarding as a result.
And I don't understand your statement of "There was no such thing as love." Are you saying that you had no familial love as a child, so now you need romantic love? They're two different kinds of love. If that doesn't matter to you, then I don't see why another form of love like friendship wouldn't be sufficient. Or you could get a puppy; they can be very therapeutic.
If having a girlfriend is the only way you can possibly draw meaning from your life, then I can see why you're still single. You are entirely dependent on someone else for happiness and emotional security, which makes you come off as clingy and insecure, qualities that women find extremely unattractive.
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