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I'm not referring to someone trying to get in a relationship and failing constantly. I'm referring to staying single on purpose out of a desire/feeling to - is it something that should be discouraged? Does it depend on the reasoning for wanting to stay single? If so, how?

I ask because...
- When someone asks a question about feeling like they're missing out on relationships/sex, people often console them with saying they 'aren't missing out on much' or something along the lines of that. If a younger person says they aren't interested, however, a common response is 'just wait, it'll happen'
- I think most people tend to look for long term relationships to settle in before a certain age.
- There is arguably societal pressure to have a relationship (and/or sexual experience) by a certain age, else being deemed a "loser" or equivalent. Hence, "forever alone" memes, "30 year old virgin," crazy cat lady jokes, etc.

For reference, while I'm single now, I have been in various relationships before. This is just a stray 'shower thought' I'm curious on. This isn't meant to be a personal-advice question.

I am a 36 year old autistic virgin. Will I ever find love or should I give up and embrace my despair? I have a job, a car, and a home; but i don't have what matters most to me a wife and kids. I've been looking for someone help me fulfill this dream for the last 6 years; but after spending hundreds of dollars on dating sites (and being scammed for almost a thousand) I have managed to go on two dates in my entire life.

How many of you women think you can go from bestfriend to dating?

My besty already knows I liked her at one time, talking go her tonight about dating advice with some other girl she said " you started losing weight when you fell in love with me", she also said "you life live in fear of uncertainty" (girl I'm sorta talking to has health issues and she's telling me not to worry about them).

I really dont want to loose her as a friend but that could just be me being a chicken, I think I should try.

She dosent think anything is wrong with me for being a 29 virgin either, she didn't like when I talked about being like the jerky guys that get laid tho.

Dosent like me trying so hard at the cost of changing myself.

I'd stay the current me for her.

She thinks I should wait for the right person at the right time, well I'm convinced she is the right person, whenever that time is.

So am I just stupid to try or is it worth a shot?