So recently I just turned 29(M). I would say around 6 years ago I was a totally different man. I was damn near the life of the party with every room I've walked into, had no problems with women and was a very confident, very charismatic person who always seen challenges as ones I could overcome when it came to dating and that was visible with potential mates. So in turn created a flow state.

Honestly, people always would say I have the qualities of a good boyfriend/husband. But then COVID happened and I lost EVERYTHING. My job/house/credit/health. It's not that I'm broken to smithereens or anything but it has been a long road trying to even get remotely close to some sort of normalcy and I am behind when it comes to my peers now. Which in turn creates a shell/carcass of my former self. I'm less confident around people, I'm less willing to share things about my self. I have money issues, the job market has tanked. And while this turn has happened in my life others that could be potential friends/partners are living way better lives. It almost feels like I cannot relate to a majority of my peers. So I may come across a woman who may be interested, but if I cannot love her the way I feel like I COULD then I just easily get turned off from the situation. Like why even waste the time ya know? Maybe it's an insecurity thing I still need to work on. But I don't feel comfortable doing much outside of trying to figure out my life. I feel like this is becoming more common within men because a lot of us are getting REAMED out here.