The best dating advice, based on my own experiences, that I'd like to share with you all

This sounds like a case where sometimes, people work at something very hard, and it somehow rewards their life, but it doesn't mean that it's going to be like that for everyone. I know that I'm sounding like a downer here, but I just look at how my life has been ever since I turned 30, and I feel like every year only gets worse regardless of what I change or work harder at. For example, ever since I was in my 20s, I've worked out and stayed very fit. I used to be unhealthily skinny. Does it improve my confidence at this point? I feel good about myself, but then again, it hasn't improved my relationship life one bit, and sometimes I feel like by the time I ever do meet anyone, I'll probably be old and no longer in as good shape as I am now haha. I also write and have written a personal project of mine over the past 10 years. I thought it was going to open up new avenues with networking, opportunities and possibly new friends, but instead, I've come to the point where I've put so much effort and dedication into it that I've burned myself out doing it without achieving what I wanted to where as other people who've barely been around as long as I have doing what I do tweet up the right people on social media, and land a job writing at the place I've been trying to write for. Not to make matters any better over the years is that every time I think it will be there year where I catch a break to make a career move, get my own place, or really invest my time into meeting someone new, major shit goes down. People die. Parents get sick. I lose my job. You go on dates with people you wish you never met when all is said and done. 30s suck big time. I meditate, I do my best to count my blessings, be grateful, and so forth, but sometimes I feel like I'm cursed.

I'm glad that running has improved your life and all, but just know that positive thinking isn't the cure all to all of life's problems, and the cold hard reality is that some people are just lucky and some are not. Sometimes life just doesn't want to work alongside you, and no matter how hard you effort to create a better life for yourself, bad luck will knock any success right out of your hand.

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