

Is it normal to lose interest in dating once you grow old?
I am 24M
I dont feel attracted to anyone anymore no matter how cute they are. In all aspects. You know it feels like someone has taken life out of me. It feels like a chore to approach women. Not just that, I dont even feel like forming male friendships with fellow men. I dont need people anymore. But I feel a deep sense of lonliness.
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I have observed this in your ..and I must say that while reading your posts comments you seems mature guy which is quite super good
.you don't feel like attached or attractive it is normal
What matters for you is vibes matching intellect and everything other than the generic things..

I feel like I am 16 My teen cousins have got better EQ than me. The dance class that I have recently joined has so many people from 16-20 and I feel miserable. I am proud of how they are handling their lives on their own but I also sense a strong significant envy.

@StanleyHudson
Internally feeling of youthfulness child like behaviour nub in in some of things is okay it doesn't always happens everyone's are mature with each vertical of life ..
It could be happen that your one zone of life's hemisphere is full of maturity and other filled with childhood, innocency ,not known of facts and things feeling new inexperienced..
Time goes people learns
And don't feel lonely it is obvious feeling but try to be enough with yourself đ
Bro. Youâre 24? By seeing all your posts I expected an older guy

Explain
Your posts are a tad bit mature. Jealousy or envy arenât the word that I would use but you have a sense of withdrawal and forsakenness. I assumed that it was because you have experienced a lot in life.
What I have learnt from my life, which is a bit longer than yours is that it is easy to get disoriented in life. You can never win the battle of comparison.
There will always be someone better than you. In one aspect or the other. However, there will never be another you. And there are so many people who would like to know you and would want you to know about them. Be open, be grateful and be curious.
There are so many people who hope to be you.
Once we accept this the people who match our values start being attracted towards and you towards them.
I hope this resonates with you. But just know I wasnât trying to âadvise youâ or something. I am just sharing my experience and perspective

This felt me speaking. You just spoke my heart in your post. It has become a necessary evil kinda thing. Donât feel attracted to anyone but want someone to fill that loneliness in lifeđ I totally feel you!

Great time for introspection

But how do I introspect

Out of curiosity, does it not come naturally to you? . How I do it: If an emotion is surfacing repetitively, or there was/is something that happened which I want to understand the why for, I let those thoughts and feelings run freely in myself. I look to understand them, without carrying an ounce of judgement at any point. I question what I know to find the root of the feeling, thought or behaviour. And when the answer presents itself, it would feel like eureka. Does this make sense to you?

Perfectly normal, especially at 24. Blow your money on FnO or crypto, these problems will then become insignificant
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Money has never been an issue. Its one of the spheres of my life but not the only thing I live for.

Ok, Naval.
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Give it some time and you'll realise that loneliness has always been there ,you've been lonely among people as well.In the end ,your only true companion is you yourself.

Idk about others but I cant live alone. I feel human beings are social beings. 2023 was the year I stopped believing in this ideology of being a stoic and being a sole rider/one man army blah blah blah. It broke me from within and forced me to walk on those shattered pieces of myself. Perhaps I grew up to be super sensitive or something. I used to get sudden spikes in anxiety because I kept things in myself.
These things may seem really cool to post on social media on how being alone is the only way out but at the end of the day , people like me feel the need to let the heart throbe to its fullest without any constraints

I feel similar because I think Im able to see the flaws in people now as much as pros. Like if you see a good looking girl but her iq is 95 or is completely narcissistic and you realise the hassle is not bloody worth it.

@StanleyHudson
Same here.
I would say make male friends. It will help sort out some part of loneliness.
But, I think that deep sense of loneliness can only be cleared with the person you are closeto- parents(may be), childhood friends, brothers - with whom you can share you heart out.
Probably, try getting your life busier and more scheduled. Like - Gym, Hobby, Volunteering. (At least that's what I am currently trying to do) đ. Gives me lesser time to ponder over my loneliness.