The fact I’ll die alone without ever feeling the love of a woman besides my mother and without a child saddens me. So, as kind of a consolation, I want to know… How does it feel? Being in love and being together, the sex part, just living together and all that…

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    I am not American, I’m British.

    The purpose of my story was to try and explain how I didn’t go from being a social pariah (and thus, undateable) to a loving relationship in one step, it took years and thousands of steps.

    The hard truth is that you are right that your current self isn’t ready for a relationship. But, as shown by asking the question in the first place, a part of you wants that to change, and by your other answers, a different part of you doesn’t want that change.

    Let’s take another scenario. You could do a marathon. You may run it, you may walk it, you may roll in a wheelchair, but you could do it…eventually. Today, you can’t. But today you may be able to run/walk/roll 1km. And tomorrow, or the day after, maybe 1.1km. And next week, maybe 1.2.

    Eventually, if you manage to keep at it, you will, one day, be able to do something that today you cannot.

    But wanting to is the first step, and a bit of you does want to.

    So, step one, if you truly have no friends, are there people you like at work? What are your interests? Do you have a hobby?

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      I’m unemployed. I despised my abusive job. Hated everyone. Videogames, hate everything else/failed.

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        I don’t believe you hate everything.

        What is the last film you saw you enjoyed? Or song, or book?

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          Believe that. Trust me.

          I like music but I don’t see the point. Bought a guitar and did nothing with it.

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              Nu metal? Only the 2000s most mainstream ones.

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                Hah, excellent, me too! Every now and again I’ll put Follow the Leader on and try to make whatever the hell noises it is Davis does 😁

                Whats your favourite album, or track?

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                  Some Linkin, some Deftones, some SOAD. Nobody likes that music, especially women here.

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                    All good choices, Deftones self-titled album is incredible.

                    You’re getting ahead of yourself, we’ve only just left the house for your first 100m walk, it doesn’t matter what other runners like.

                    Go and listen to some music you like, and let yourself enjoy it. Don’t worry about anything else right now.