This might be too specific, but I'm 25 and just moved to a new city, reconnected with a few old friends, and it is extremely awkward being around them as a "fifth wheel" (they both have long-term gfs) and it feels like I'm just killing the vibe of the double dates as a single man
Anyone else ever find themselves in a similar situation? It sucks
Imo, you're really just kinda boned if you have no way to establish a sense of community later in life (in the United States at least). I lost my religious faith in high school and really wish I wouldn't have.
Just go on dating apps, they are soul-crushing and you need to be really honest with yourself and others about what you're comfortable with and what you want, and there is tons of sifting, but at the end of the day they are real people on the other side of the screen and real, genuine connections do come from it