So I've been your typical lone wolf type man: a dude in his 20s with niche interests, unique goals, and who happens to be a non-smoker and non-drinker, making him boring at parties. I paradoxically also happen to be an ambivert who can handle himself very well socially.

Now, my closest friends know very well that I've always been someone seeking relationships for the emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual intimacy they provide. They know that I've been on all the apps, and even on Reddit, with absolutely no luck. I've never been in a relationship, let alone kissed a girl, and I very rarely get hugged by non-family members.

One day, at a certain party, I happened to meet this girl who was a friend of a friend. She happened to be fairly similar to me in terms of lifestyle choices and aesthetic/spiritual choices. We sat together and talked for a long time. The conversation quickly became deep. Then at the end, when it was time for me to go, I hugged my guy friends and shook hands with the ladies there. Then she said to me:

"Don't I get a hug?"

I was pleasantly surprised, and hugged her, at which her friends hugged me too. As someone who's been staying away from my family for studies, I miss receiving the hugs I used to get daily. So when I did get quite a few that day, it really made my day.

That night, as I was reflecting on the experience, I listened to my intuition, as I always do. I had no feelings for her then, just as I do not even now. However, some that magical night happened to tick off some kind of checkbox inside me, due to which I no longer feel the need to post on Reddit or go on the apps again for a relationship. I no longer badly want a girlfriend. If I'm destined to have a girlfriend, that's fine, I can accept that, but if I'm destined to be the cool lone wolf uncle with a lot of stories to tell, I'm now okay with that too.

What do you all think happened to me? I'd love to know your insights on it.