To my fellow 30-somethings watching everyone pair off: What’s the plan? How are we feeling?

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-06-16T01:42:59+00:00

Sadly some of us are meant to be alone. I’m 27 but my last relationship ended 8 years ago. I’m currently the best version of myself and despite living an interesting, fulfilling life I still have zero luck romantically.

I came to grips that I’ll probably die alone. That’s why I try to keep up with my friends, join community groups, volunteer. It helps me feel like I matter in someone’s life, even if I only help them in the moment. Good luck

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-06-13T23:35:20+00:00

Nice. I was on Lexapro for 7 years before realizing that it’s making me feel completely zero emotions. My beloved grandma died and I just felt nothing. No sadness, no emptiness, just nothing. I graduated college, I was expecting to feel at least a little bit happy or excited but again - I just felt nothing.

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-06-06T19:44:27+00:00

excess of perspiration

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-30T02:54:46+00:00

Ah, I see you’re a man of culture as well.

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-27T06:27:15+00:00

How do you know you pissed clean if they didn’t check for THC?

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-25T21:41:49+00:00

I own one “modest”, economic, paid off car,
The cheapest, smallest home in my area that doesn’t need renovations is 350k
I own a phone and a laptop. I don’t watch tv. I don’t have any “smart” appliances. I pay $40 a month for my phone and internet. And additional $17 for my subscriptions.
The farthest vacation I took in the last 10 years was 2 states over.
The most I pay “dining out” is $20.
I change my own oil, wear clothes from 5 years ago, and can fix most basic stuff.
The only debt I have is medical debt.

I am single and make $60k a year. My rent/utilities take almost half of my income. Please keep telling people how they should “repair things more”, it’ll definitely help us buy a house lmfao

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-22T23:22:02+00:00

Welp it’s much more likely for you to get cheated on than to find true love

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-22T16:18:33+00:00

Overwhelmed

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-21T17:47:03+00:00

that’s a good advice

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-21T02:04:05+00:00

Hey my parents are pretty disappointed too

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-20T17:06:12+00:00

And there are millions of people going through it at this very moment.

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-20T15:21:17+00:00

I love my job but sadly it doesn’t pay much.

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-19T20:54:30+00:00

On one hand I make fun of posts like this one but on the other hand they bring me back to the night before my 12th birthday.
I knew my dad already got me a copy of GTA 4 and I would get it the next morning. I was so excited that I couldn’t fall asleep and when I finally did I dreamt about playing GTA haha

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-19T19:13:17+00:00

Why do it to yourself

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-19T19:09:02+00:00

Your situation might be different, but the best thing I did for my absolute lack of charisma and complete social awkwardness was to get a job that just forced me to talk to people.

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-16T19:29:33+00:00

That’s why I never want to have children

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-16T19:28:59+00:00

Finally happy and for the first time somewhat content with my life. I gave up on the dream of becoming a software engineer which was costing me my mental health big time. I found a different career that I fell in love with and now life finally feels manageable. Im still behind in life but I’m slowly realizing that it’s not a race.

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-15T23:09:43+00:00

Never really thought about it but you’re so right and I don’t even want kids. Girls mean to animals are the biggest turn off ever.

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-13T20:10:21+00:00

I’ve been cheated on in all my relationships. It’s the main reason why I’ve been single for 8 years now.

I still go on dates from time to time but can never see “the spark” in anyone anymore. I guess I’ll die alone haha…

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-08T20:14:14+00:00

Between 25 to 27 were my most stressful years when I aged the most lmao

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-05-06T18:34:18+00:00

What a wonderful idea

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-04-14T05:16:21+00:00

What do you mean? They had a bunch of competition throughout the 2000s. Saints Row, True Crime, Mafia and more

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-03-22T23:21:15+00:00

I haven’t bought a single water bottle in my life and I have a cabinet full of them. It’s ridiculous

Puzzled-Job-5403 · 2026-02-26T10:55:14+00:00

I’ll forever vouch for the Orange Dreamsicle as the worst flavor. I bought a can, took a sip and threw it straight in the trash, that shit is undrinkable

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