CW: suicidal ideation
Firstly, an apology. I've posted here a couple of times during low moments and then never followed up. Received a lot of helpful and sympathetic comments each time and it's kinda shitty I've never even updated my original posts about things being better (because they are).
Onto the meat. Between a couple of long-term relationships and long periods of not really looking for a partner, I hadn't realised I'd managed to get to my late 20s without ever having to 'date'. Both my serious relationships were friends that progressed onto the next level.
Emotionally, this stuff is devastating. Matching with someone who seems interesting and attractive, and they cannot/will not genuinely engage in conversation. Having an amazing conversation with someone in an evening, and then nothing ever again.
Worst are all the feelings associated with RSD when you're not sure there's even a problem. But you are certain there's an issue. How'd you explain that to anyone? How'd you explain that to them?
Idk why I'm posting this rant. I'm sorry for disturbing you all. I don't even want someone to tell me I'm wrong or right or anything else. Selfishly, all I want is for someone to tell me:
'Yeah, no, you're right there's something wrong with you in particular. You really will never be happy and you're right, you shouldn't be here. No, you're absolutely right, there's an unplacable ugliness to you that you can't fix and everyone will always notice.'
I don't know what I'd do if someone confirmed all my worst fears but I think it'd make me feel better? Like things made sense? Like I was correct about something for once.
Sorry again.
I don't even know how to date or make friends and don't even feel up to trying for much the same reasons. I got sort of dated (online) by a friend who then dumped me in like the first year of highschool without warning or reason, then ghosted me, and then my friend group slowly disintegrated. Probably need a bit of therapy for that, not sure why that in particular hit as hard as it did but it sucked the life out of highschool for me.
If nothing else i can tell ya you're not alone on that front at least. Late 20s, woooooo...
I'd certainly recommend therapy for that. Therapy has helped me move past quite a few 'specific' traumas. Regrettable habits like feeling suicidal at the drop of a hat have proven harder to break in the long term.
This is probably shit advice but if you want to make friends you need to be in an environment where 1. you're interacting with other people (ideally in a physical space) and 2. what you're doing is making you happy somehow. If you're not in the habit of either 1. or 2., I imagine that's petrifying and sadly it'll probably just require some perseverance.