11 Men Admit Why They Gave Up On Finding Their Soulmate
“Maybe it’s just my town or something but literally every girl I take a liking to is already dating someone and I usually find out the second I ask them out. It’s demoralizing.” — Koribbe
“Have you seen the dating landscape lately? Between the frustration of online dating and people being in their own little bubbles in public, it’s much less stressful to just be single and get a dog.” — DeathSpiral321
“Where to start? The constant ghosting, expectations to keep a conversation going when getting barely more than a few words in replies, the endless bots, and scammers on dating apps. I just found myself getting incredibly jaded about everything surrounding dating over the last 10+ years. In the end I just stopped trying, saw how bitter and miserable the whole process was making me when the apps are shadow banning and going 6+months without a single match then magically getting 5+ after being inactive for a few months. Old school methods don’t help much either when you live like a hermit and gotten so use to doing everything on your own.” — kaldicuck
“To be honest I’d just rather be a little lonelier than deal with all the hassle of dating; I’m really not in a place emotionally and financially where I can deal with sorting through a bunch of misses to find a missus.” — YakootahEmerald
“Dating apps suck. People don’t want to get to know each other on them, they want to be entertained. “Hello” and “I see you like ..” are considered boring. Meeting people IRL becomes difficult when you work nights and weekends.” — jackfaire
“Dating is like taking on a part time job, I don’t have the time or the energy.” — LeiaBryce
“I just live the single life, I mean I failed in the relationships I had a real chance with due to my myriad of mental issues I now work to manage. Issue is I am getting old and the dating pool just shrinks fast after a certain age, so now I just ‘retired’ from trying while working on keeping my mental problems from controlling my life. In a way it is liberating, I don’t have to try for anyone except myself, so anything I put real effort into is solely for my own enjoyment.” — TrixieLurker
“I’m just tired. I feel like everyone I date has a laundry list of expectations for me. I just want to be seen as myself and not just a guy.” — Aggressive_Oil_464
“Every time I dated, I got cheated on. Self pity and comfort food led to size increases I am having trouble shaking which has led to me having trouble connecting or getting past the first date when I have tried.” — mcfear
“I took some time off to reconsider things after some bad relationships. By the time I was interested again, the whole dating landscape had changed and I find the whole thing exhausting. Toss in how covid changed the ways people interact, switching jobs and lifestyles, and there just doesn’t seem to be much opportunity for a man like me.” — BonnaroovianSky
“I haven’t necessarily given up forever but after getting out of a relationship last year I decided to take some time to work on myself. No dating apps and no effort put forth to meet anyone. Since then I’ve quit smoking weed, curbed my drinking to only on weekends, increased my level of fitness, took a writing class and was able to save enough money to backpack through Europe for 2 weeks. I leave next month. I’m definitely in a way better state of mind now but I still don’t want to start dating. Sure, the loneliness and lack of intimacy get to me at times but overall I’ve really been enjoying the single life.” — PewpyDewpdyPantz