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Does anyone else get annoyed by people like I do? The older I get, the more people I meet, I find myself no longer getting impressed by people, and most people's habits, mannerisms, and the shit they say eventually start to annoy me.
I meet people I think are cool and I like them, but I don't generally find myself truly connecting with anyone. I find myself keeping some level of emotional distance internally. I longer have expectations. Maybe I've been disappointed too many times, or desensitized by all the friendships and relationships that didn't work out for whatever reason. It for sure protects me from future disappointment or heartbreak.
When it comes to women, I don't particularly want a relationship at the moment, but I do miss the feeling of genuinely liking someone beyond physical attraction. But jeez, I find myself getting annoyed by the women I meet. In the past, if I met a pretty girl who is nice and interesting, I would be wanting to establish a connection with her, and now I'm like meh, just one out of millions of chicks like her. Now if I meet an attractive woman, I can imagine how she would annoy the shit out of me if I were to enter a relationship with her. I'm friends with quite a few attractive women, and while I quite like them as people, I am glad I'm not their boyfriend.
With the last few women I dated, I was quite relieved when we stopped seeing each other. Looking back, I'm glad none of my relationships resulted in marriage.
I honestly don't know how couples stay happy together long term without wanting to strangle each other.
At least with platonic friendships, you're not with your friends all the time.
I have a date tomorrow, and I genuinely wouldn't care if she flaked on me. I used to get excited for dates when I was younger, now I'm like, "Oh well, I guess I'm doing this."
Is this just a sign of getting old and grumpy? Am I going to be single forever?
I meet people I think are cool and I like them, but I don't generally find myself truly connecting with anyone. I find myself keeping some level of emotional distance internally. I longer have expectations. Maybe I've been disappointed too many times, or desensitized by all the friendships and relationships that didn't work out for whatever reason. It for sure protects me from future disappointment or heartbreak.
When it comes to women, I don't particularly want a relationship at the moment, but I do miss the feeling of genuinely liking someone beyond physical attraction. But jeez, I find myself getting annoyed by the women I meet. In the past, if I met a pretty girl who is nice and interesting, I would be wanting to establish a connection with her, and now I'm like meh, just one out of millions of chicks like her. Now if I meet an attractive woman, I can imagine how she would annoy the shit out of me if I were to enter a relationship with her. I'm friends with quite a few attractive women, and while I quite like them as people, I am glad I'm not their boyfriend.
With the last few women I dated, I was quite relieved when we stopped seeing each other. Looking back, I'm glad none of my relationships resulted in marriage.
I honestly don't know how couples stay happy together long term without wanting to strangle each other.
At least with platonic friendships, you're not with your friends all the time.
I have a date tomorrow, and I genuinely wouldn't care if she flaked on me. I used to get excited for dates when I was younger, now I'm like, "Oh well, I guess I'm doing this."
Is this just a sign of getting old and grumpy? Am I going to be single forever?
