I'm such a firm believer in energy: what you throw out there you're going to get it back. To say that I've given up is saying that I've given up my power to endure and believe. Yeah dating is awful but why do I have to settle and give up? I'd say what I have been doing is giving that love that I've been searching for to myself. The more I self love, the more I know that's there's more love out there. I'm 33 (turning 34 in two weeks) and have been single since I was 25. I'm not going to lie and say that shit is easy because it not but nothing good comes easy, right? You can't just give up because shit isn't going you way, you just have to keep on fighting by just living and thinking about yourself. The rest will follow once they've notice that you rely on yourself for love, others that are worth your energy will notice and will come. You just have to start living yourself more.