Hey, folks. I doubt anyone here still remembers it now, but a long time ago (four years, it transpires), I posted a series of posts on this sub about going out every weekend and posting a nightly account to keep motivated. Something about copypasting a link seems to screw up drafts, but you can still find these posts by clicking on my profile. Long story short, I made it as far as 16 weeks, and made some very marginal progress, but then a Covid outbreak forced the closure of everything and I had to stop, and then... I just ended up slacking off. Just couldn't manage to get back into it even after the lockdown ended. I'm not proud of it, but it is what it is.

I haven't had any relationships/dates/sex since then, and I thought I was cool with it. I don't know why... but now... for some reason... I want to start again. And am understandably anxious about and overwhelmed by the prospect. I've got some speed dating events lined up, but am not quite ready to start cold approaching at night, let alone the day, again yet, although I recognize that I probably will need to worm my way up to doing both if I want any results. In the meantime, I was wondering if anyone could direct to me to any resources specifically for people who are returning after a long absence. I was also wondering if anyone knew of anything like support groups, Discords, Zooms, etc. I could join, for I feel like I'll be able to get back into this much, much quicker if I have other people to talk to and encourage me (although maybe this sub could serve this purpose at least to an extent). Also; what are anyone's general thoughts on all this? (I'd especially love to hear from anyone who does still remember my old posts).