Marknis wrote:
I am scared I’ll keep increasing the age to this topic title unless something really drastic happens to me.
To be fair there's three outcomes, success is ideal; continuing to struggle and endure sucks but it's certainly better than giving up and accepting defeat.
Even starting a relationship doesn't guarantee it will work out long-term so getting too invested in the idea of needing one to consider yourself as having success is a bad idea. It makes it harder to find one and makes it more likely that one ending will be absolutely devastating.
That's not a reason to avoid trying, just a reason to keep it's value and importance in perspective.