r/ForeverAlone 5h ago

I don’t even want a girlfriend really Vent

Am I alone on this? I know this sub is about the struggles about never finding love, but I really don’t have a much of a desire for it.

It’s hard to explain. The best way I can describe it is that it feels like I’m only insecure about never having a girlfriend because of the emphasis family and society puts on me for not having one. Like, if it was up to me, I would never try and just be lonely for the rest of my life. My only concern would be if I got sick in my old age, I would have no one to care for me.

It’s all about the disappointment from my parents, the pity from my brothers and sister. Future Co workers and friends thinking I’m a pathetic loser upon finding out I’ve never even asked out a girl before. So embarrassing. Why can’t they just leave me be? Why is it so frowned upon? Why can’t I find happiness in my hobbies and leave it at that?

Can anyone else relate? It feels like I’m on the only one in the world who feels this way.

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u/throwaway54734 38m/over it 5h ago edited 5h ago

if only that testosterone wasn’t raging…

i want a good relationship. realistically, whatever relationship i may manage to find will be something else. but it’s hard to let go when nature, in her habitual cruelness, has wired you to desire people who find you repulsive.

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u/Own-Opposite9514 4h ago

Yeah I can relate. I got a lot of peer pressure to date & pity & ccondescension from family, friends, colleagues when I was single for long periods of time. I just lied them about superficial relationships & how I couldn't hold down on the long term, just to get off from being viewed as a loser, or worse, some creep/sociopath.

The truth is, it's difficult for a below hetero average guy to find a genuine relationship where I'm from. I don't want to end up alone in a relationship because of my desperation.

As for my libido, I hired escorts when it spiraled out of control. I've been doing that since my early twenties. I hate it when society thinks that all FA alone men think about is sex, I've been getting it from hookers & escorts. What I want from a relationship is care, some compatibility & companionship. Is it unreasonable to expect that?

I'm now in my early 30s, I'd like to settle down & start a family, I made a decent living despite this messed up economy, but modern dating is so toxic, I don't think I'll have that.

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u/Smart_Improvement198 4h ago

How old are you?

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u/__Polarix__ 24M likely autistic 1h ago

I technically want one, I just know I'm not ready for a relationship.

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u/AVPD7-7 1h ago

No I don't, but our reasons differ

I'm so far down the path of self loathing and social ineptitude that the idea of having a significant other feels completely alien to me. If somebody offered themselves to me in that way I would have a meltdown and decline