Being single is affecting my personal life

So, this is going to sound counter-intuitive (or overly repeated on here, I'm not sure) but the best thing I ever did for my dating life was to take a year and spend the time that I was planning on spending dating on myself. I read a bunch of psychology textbooks, started studying medicine for kicks, went full on into my career, I journalled a lot and when I needed to yank myself out of my head, I took myself out for "dates" where I went to museums or parks on my own. I started meditating using Headspace every day, figured out a new gym routine, etc etc.

I still have friends who maybe say weird things because they're getting married and want me to bring a plus-one to an event, but generally they just enjoy the fact that I host themed board game parties that they can come to. Then, I started organizing group activities and invited people I met at meetups to said events, and my social life took off.

I pretty much turned myself into the person that I wanted to date. So, I'm still single, but it doesn't effect my social life.

Maybe toss Tinder for a few months and do some stuff that you *want* to do with your life instead. I'm guessing you're an awesome dude, and you'll find a girl, but having dating feel like a part-job can suck the soul out of even the most bubbly people.

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