Any tips on how to cope with the fact that I’ll be single forever?

Slowly relax into a state that is comfortable. I justify a lot of my decisions such as expenditures as to a lack of not planning for the future of defendants. I volunteer and write and read and drink and smoke. “Ohhhh boy that novel is right there!” I exclaim on a yearly basis.

It’s fucking lonely sometimes, don’t get me wrong. But what the hell man. If society is going to judge me and what used to be close friends bail then I’ll just live life.

Being able to do whatever you want, when you want can be freeing. I don’t know how old you are, but when your friends start getting married and having kids, their schedules are always packed. And then we just start envying each other’s lives which is strange. So, at least try this for now:

To mitigate the loneliness, volunteer a bunch. I dabble in several fields of study outside of my profession. Take the free time as a gift. I’m not anti-relationship at all. I had a 9 year run and now on a 9 year purely single streak. So, I’m “old” and I’ve seen both sides and they have pros and cons.

Relationships and being single aren’t as black and white as one might think. In a nutshell, just appreciate you’re time and start writing your own journey in life.

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