I discovered this sub about a week ago and I feel like while I still don't agree with y'all on everything, reading posts here has helped me realize that trying to live my life so that I can get someone else to fall in love with me just isn't working. I've put so much effort into trying to find a relationship and every time I end up rejected and I'm done trying to figure out why. Whenever I tell one of my friends that I've never been in a relationship they are always surprised; I'm friendly, funny, smart, and fit, but none of that has ever seemed to matter so I'm ready to move on.

I want to live my life just for myself, but I don't really understand what that means at this point. My whole life up til now I thought I would find happiness by finding love and now I don't have any idea what I should do to find happiness alone. What do you guys do? What goals have you guys made for yourselves? How do you guys overcome the want to be intimate with someone? Any advice in general?