You're not doing yourself any favors by being all butt-mad about not having a GF. I know how you feel, I really really do. But that kind of toxic outlook will only make things worse for you. Make sure you keep thoughts like that to yourself and try to project more optimism when dealing with others (especially women)

All I'm left with now is a joyless void filled with despair and contempt.

Take a step back and read that sentence. Does that not seem at least a little bit melodramatic to you at all? I'm assuming you have three hot meals a day, a roof over your head, a continuing education, probably a car, a cell phone, and a lot of nice things. Even if you are poor as dirt and you have none of what I just mentioned, I'm sure you can name at least a couple of good things you have going for you, even if it's just the love of your immediate family. Life's not that bad man, really. There's much more to living a fulfilling life than just having a relationship.

You can't rely on others for your own happiness. Until you figure that out you will continue being single and miserable. The key to being happy lies within.

Believe me I sympathize....I really do. It's why I'm on this sub. I used to be just like you. But man you gotta learn to take care of yourself and be happy with yourself before you can take care of someone else or make someone else happy.

You seem depressed. I've always been depressed too. When I was like you, before my first (and only) serious relationship, I used to think "man if I just had a GF I would be soooo happy". Well when I got a GF I was happy for awhile...but it didn't last. It didn't take long for me to go back to the depressed asshole I was before. Only now I was a depressed asshole with a GF. Years later I'm just now figuring out what I actually want and how to be happy.

Meh...I'm sure you're just gonna brush this off because you've heard similar stuff before. Someday you'll see.