I came across this quote from Rollo Tomassi a while ago, and I wanted to pass it on, because I found it encouraging:

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“If you’re single at 35 [or older] with a moderate amount of personal success, you are the envy of most men, because you possess two of the most valuable resources men your age and older do not: time and freedom. I envy you. You are unshackled by the responsibilities, liabilities, and accountabilities that most men your age in marriages, long-term relationships, with children, or recovering from divorce must contend with daily.

"Without any intention, you are in such a position that you can go in any direction of your own choosing without considering the impact of your choice for anyone but yourself. Many other men, even in the most ideal of long-term relationships, don’t have this luxury. When you think of all the responsibilities that are required of most men in modern life today, you have won the lottery.

“Real power is the degree over which you control your own life, and right now, you are powerful. Trust me, this is as good as it gets. It is made all the better because you’re old enough to understand and appreciate what is really at work here.”

Rollo Tomassi, The Rational Male: Preventive Medicine