I had a "good" job that I worked hard for. I studied engineering as an adult aged about 28-31 and ended up in a quite well paid job. I found it sad that women were a bit more interested in me when they found out I had a half decent job than when I was a student, and the type of women who were interested just seemed shallow to me.

I ended up with crippling depression because of this "good" job because I realised that the only good thing about I was the pay, but my actual life was soul destroying, so one day I just snapped and said f**k it so now I'm a very happy delivery driver. I drive around, listen to music with the window down, nobody bothers me, no stress and I'm paying the bills. Been dating someone who I know is a genuine caring person with her heart in the right place because she doesn't care how much money I make.

Maybe it's not the lack of companionship that's making you feel empty. Unless of course your job is well paid and you enjoy it too. In that case, good on you!