I wont like this may devolve into a rant, but it is a legitimate question at this point for me. I genuinely enjoy spending time by myself doing whatever it is I want. I have e good hobbies and what-not so I have very few ill-feeling towards myself generally speaking.

Dating is a whole different animal. I have always been under the opinion that people kinda just suck in this day and age, but having been actively trying to find a partner has been on of the most painful experiences of my life. Not in a metal destruction level, but it a straight annoyance one.

Maybe it's the type of people that go to my university, maybe its just people in general, but the people I run into love beating around the bush, and as someone that is very straightforward it's just obnoxious. I do my best to be understanding, and graceful in rejection and feel that I accomplish that, but it's almost like people dont know how to be graceful in rejecting.

It seems like I run into a lot of people who arent generally comparable with me, which is fine, it's just who we are, but what is most painful to me is its seems like every person I can see myself forming a genuine connection with is taken.

I know at this point it seems cliche, but it really feels like it would be nicer to just save the mental anguish and focus on my hobbies.

Ill step down from my soapbox now, I hope everything going better for you fine folks.