I understand it's normal to want to be in a relationship, but how do you feel happy when you aren't?

eatmoregreenfood@kbin.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 82 points –

I'm 36, and while my love life has been varied and interesting, over the last few years I've started to want to settle down. I know it doesn't happen overnight. But recently it's been weighing on me more and more. I reminisce about past relationships. I feel hopeless about meeting someone in the future who shares my values.

On the one hand you hear things like "happiness comes from within", but on the other we are social animals and 99% of us want to feel loved and to love.

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Idk I think the only things making me feel not good about being a kiss virgin is my brain trying to make me feel sad about it and seeing other people showing love and affection to another.

The phrase: „Sweat more than you watch others sweat.“ might not perfectly fit here, but maybe it is something easy to follow and improve your life.

If you train, improve and socialize more often than watching others do it, you will inevitably reach your goal, whatever it is.