People who have given up on trying to find love, has this been liberating to you or did it make you feel even more depressed?

[Anonymous]

I'm starting to reach that point of acceptance that no matter what I have 0 chance of finding love at this moment in my life. I don't go out often, when I do it's to do errands and then I go back home (since I work from home). I don't meet people. And I have no clue where to meet people. I've never dated anyone in my life and I'm starting to just accept my fate as a single average looking woman who doesn't understand how to find love.
And I wonder if this will lift some of that weight off my shoulders if I just accept it and stop looking for love or if it will spiral into something worse.
What's your experience? Anyone else in this situation? Do you feel happier now that you've given up looking as well? Share your experience and feelings.

[Oigit]

For me it was liberating. My first and only attempted at a serious relationship didn't work out. The main reason from my end was related to creating and understanding emotional connections with people. Even as a kid people gave me the nickname Spock and once Big Bang came out Sheldon became another nickname for me. So it's not that I'm emotionally unavailable in your typical scene. They are there on some level. I just can't put the mental and emotional aspects of my thought process together.

Also once I stopped dating and looking for a relationship I was able to focus on myself and my miles long to do list. Life has also thrown some heavy things at me over the last few years and I have been able to focus completely on those issues. Splitting my focus between those issues and a girlfriend would have caused some issues on both of my girlfriends and my end. Probably lead to a break up as well.

[ChiPaPa]

Made me more depressed at first. Now I'm starting to not give a fuck.

[Hangry06]

Don't feel bad. Love is just temporary and it isn't perfect

[Jmmmfi4]

I've completely lost all hope... definitely more depressed. Dm if you like. I have a lot of experience with this.

[ewok737]

I find it less stressful.

[Jamie05rhs]

Both.