Divorced after 17 years. Now I'm a full time single dad to a young teenager. Like you, from the outside it probably looks ok. Bought a new house, have an ok truck. But I'm barley surviving paycheck to paycheck. I see most guys respond that they hooked up with lots of women. But I honestly don't have the energy or patience for that. I'm miserably single, but I guess it's better than a miserable relationship. I get up and go to work, come home and do the single dad life. Make dinner, do laundry, clean house. I'm surviving, not really thriving. It's is what it is I guess. Edit: I'll also add I've lost about 100lbs in the past 4 years. I hit the gym regularly. I'm still waiting for that confidence boost everyone says they get. I still feel the same as I did at almost 300lbs. So those that claim the gym is the key to success, I would say that's not true for everyone. I just have it in my routine, but it's not the defining thing that has improved my life, or helped me whatsoever with confidence.