For Background: I've had abysmal success with dating/women and even making friends for 90 percent of my life, until I turned 30. Now (33M) I can get a date a week and I even have an FWB to mess with if I can't get a date or a date doesn't go well. This is an insane accomplishment for me and I was quite happy, but at the same time it doesn't fulfill me after a while, almost like I've gone from being an incel to almost a girl (in terms of dating life) in a very short amount of time. I almost get them, having a lot of options but none of them compelling or exciting with any spark.

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So my question: for normies (above average men and most women), what motivates you? I had severe social anxiety and self consciousness until my late 20s, I was essentially a non person to women. Consequently, every decision I made or action I took was to do 2 things: compensate for my inadequacy, cope/distract from my failures. Good job, good pay, risky stock/crypto plays, buying a house, nice vacations, all an attempt to improve my status and become a human being in the eyes of women. All my hobbies and the few friends I've managed to keep from high school, essentially just a distraction from my social failures, I don't really care bout them intrinsically but its better for my mental health than sitting around drinking by myself and thinking about what a loser I am so I maintained friendships and kept up with some hobbies. Every social interaction driven by the goal of improving their perception of me, or at least not blowing it and having them think I'm a weirdo. So I am wondering, now that my anxiety has calmed and I've had a period of sustained success with women: if you are a normie and could easily date and make friends your entire life, what is your motivation for doing anything? You have inherent value, you were always good enough, people like you whether you succeed or fail, rich or poor, and you'll never be lonely because you have countless friends and romantic interests waiting in the wings. I'm genuinely curious