To be honest, it helped me become a woman who is able to handle most things those who have those experiences, may have a problem doing if they didn't stay with their partner. What these experiences helped by the grace of God. Bear with me, it's a long read:
1. I learned to appreciate life every day. No day should be taken for granted. However, if you are struggling with mental health and are suffering from trauma, it get's harder.
2. You meet two types of people as a single person; those who support your decision, and those who don't. The ones who do may not always understand why you prefer to be not paired up. But they respect your decision nonetheless.
The ones who don't can be categorized into two sides; those who things you should out of concern you will be alone forever, and those who are threatened by your singleness. How they may respond to that threat can be a publicized one or an isolated one.
3. I gain more self-awareness of myself and of others. Without being alone, you are not able to see or face yourself. You rely on other people to basically feel good about yourself or to save you from yourself. But the truth is, if you don't deal with your own personal problems then it would be harder for you to handle other things that are harder.
4. It's a test to see what you can handle as opposed if you were with somebody else. Most people who started extremely young 8+ have a hard time fully grasping independence and discovering who they are as a person. Notice how so many people try to find another partner immediately after a breakup if they haven't already gained perspective mates like an instant supply immediately.
5. You learned that not every "single" is the same. Many say they're single, but what kind of single are they? It helps to learn that singleness is a time of growth, and many I have found out waste their singleness chasing people instead of using singleness to develop oneself. Then you have toxic singles. Now I am not talking about those who had poor experiences and can't find a way to be set free from the pain and heartache that was unfair to them. But more so those who are hellbent to hurt others for their amusement. It makes others not have a desire to be around them.
6. You gain a sense of purpose. You learn after a while that if it's meant to be, it would be. That doesn't mean things just get handed to you all the time. Unless by God's design that it be. But that without understanding your purpose you may find out that chasing after things that may not be for you right then or your life can leave you more miserable than learning this much sooner. I know so because I came to that realization growing up as a child. It was a bitter pill to swallow. And I'll explain why.
7. I learned that dating is not even dating. Romantic experiences are not even romance, love according to people is not the same love God calls for us to live by. Courting is not even the same anymore. If you weren't alone, you wouldn't be able to determine properly what is and isn't a date. Look at the crazy questions people ask.
8. I learned to have proper management of my own choices. I had to learn the importance of being responsible and accountable as an adult. It came to a realization that most people are toxic and unhealthy when they enter into these relationships because they were like this before they got in it. They think it will make them more mature, accepted, etc. And while they're not entirely wrong, they have no desire to change or go through the process that would make them better people. They come out of relationships that don't make it two ways: Either damaged where they can hardly function and or disruptive (more toxic than when they came in), or it forces them to change in ways they never imagined before.
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It made me wiser, I don’t end up broken like those girls who had hookups or whatever.
Ah, why do you put yourself down so much? There's nothing unattractive about being dark-skinned or black and being overweight doesn't automatically make you unattractive either. I'm sure you're really not as bad as you think you are.
To answer your question though, I really don't think that my lack of dating experience has shaped me as a person - but instead, it's who I am as a person that has shaped my dating experience. I think a lot of it has to do with anxiety, which hasn't just affected my romantic but also my social life in general. I'm trying to do better though.
Why not a better question how am I not going to let it change me who do I want to become what do I want to feel I wish you'd let me be your coach for 1 week and let me try to explain something to you and teach you something and I guarantee it will change your life for the best
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Are you happy to be overweight?
It brings your attractiveness down, as for everyone.
And a lot of times feeds the low self worth.
If you want to change it, you can. It's easy, consume less calories than you burn, workout a bit to tone the "shape". The consistency is the hard part.
For you question, it has made me get used to being alone. Even now with girlfriend, tons of "friends", pretty popular etc etc. I don't spend time with people, mostly alone doing my thing.
I guess i feel like people probably have better things to do and i have nothing to talk about, so i never ask them to anything. Even if they hint that they would like to hang out and i avoid the people that i like even more.I didn't have a relationship till I was 35 (hadn't done anything, no kiss, nothing). It affected me a lot, made me rather cold inside, I put distance between me and family as I was embarrassed. I've been on quite a transition in the past 4 years. I now have a son, a daughter due in a couple of months. You're young, don't let it bother you so much. Relax, the more you stress the greater a challenge it becomes to get over. Takes little, manageable steps at a pace you're comfortable with
It's made me more lonely in one sense. But I have also managed to stay away from all the teenage drama that so many of my friends have had.
At least most of it. Lol
I think I've realised the importance of choosing the right partner.This defeatist behvious is one of the reasons I'd never approach you.
I need somebody able to support me, not somebody who keeps crying about themselves.
And I used "me" as a placeholder, since that's true of everyone wanting a romantic relationship.You have tits and a pussy so zip it. Do you know how many guys are in their 20's 30's that haven't dated? You can go on any dating app and get a match or whatever in a day some guys go on and wait months for 1 match and its some 40-50 year old woman a landwhale or a butt ugly girl.
I know you are going to get tons of morons telling you to change yourself to get a guy, but my advice would be to embrace it.
And there are lots of guys that like "fat" girls too, so don't worry about that one.Lose weight.
Be feminine and demure.
Do not be the loud, mouthy, angry, stereotypical black woman.
You might be surprised how many young black men will take an interest in you.You should work on yourself than care about relationships because every single black man wants a white woman and I've seen this happening with my own eyes, even I feel bad when some white girl wants to date a one of us just to be 'woke' and against 'racism' they don't see us as individuals but as a social statement, it's a sad truth that your chances are gonna get lower in the future but if you focus on entertaining and working for yourself and being an independent woman you'd be more happy.
We have something in common! I’m 19 too and haven’t dated anyone. I just look at other people and laugh at how they struggle to go without sex for a couple of days. Like that’s the easiest thing for me rn 😂
Its a numbers game.. Say hi to guys more.. But be careful.. Lots of dangerous guys, I see it on news and crime tv everyday.. Lots of guys don't care about your weight just look at them guys who have girls on street that are large... It will sink in.. But really its a numbers game.. I get rejected all the time. And accepted every now and then..
I dont blame you for your current health but you have got to lose weight.
Listen, if you're slim in todays day and age, you're sexy. Just get slim.It made me a better killer.
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