I was a single guy with very little dating and no romance for 38 years. And I would not want a "do over" so as to be attached romantically during that time. My solitary time was very precious for me. It allowed me to gain life experiences and personal growth on my own schedule.
I do understand your desire to be with someone though. I look forward to it also. On paper, and in the text of these posts, it sounds good, but in reality, it is just some icing on the delicious cake of life. What really matters is reaching a self actualization. Being comfortable with being the captain of your own soul.
Originally Posted By: Invictus by William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.
