Fellow single gaygaf brothers, gimme a hug. This month sucks, and I manage to get the dreaded V-day shoved in my face weeks in advance, like every year, by all my happily coupled/married friends, and they all seem to be attached this year, almost without exception. Starting to slip into the usual feelings that seem to creep up once every month or so, the fear of being single forever, haha. I don't know how I beat it every time, but I do, even if I end up staying single.
I really feel like I'm throwing myself out there a lot too. Some of my friends make slut jokes even though I'm only really going on a date once every week or two. That's not that bad, is it? And man, is it ever starting to get on my nerves that people who happily landed into their relationships without having to play the dating game can manage to criticize those of us who have to. Fuck, what a pissoff. I'm so glad you wound up with your highschool sweetheart and haven't been single since age 17. Don't call me a slut for trying to find a fraction of that happiness at age 26. Thanks.
An alarming number of people have been bringing it up all on their own in conversation to me too. "How come you're still single? You seem like such a catch. Always thought you'd find someone easily." Almost as if to insinuate it should be easy, but I'm doing something wrong. WHY THANKS. HERE IS MY WOUND, WOULD YOU LIKE MORE SALT TO RUB IN IT.
What's bad is that none of these first dates are worth a second date so far, save one, who hasn't gotten back to me in days. Le sigh.