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SoftTalker • yesterday at 8:40 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Just do other things you like and don't worry about women. Relationships bring heartache and grief a good percentatge of the time anyway. Being engaged in things you like doing will bring you into contact with others and friendships or more may develop. But don't do them with that expectation.

If you don't know what to do, try to get involved with helping others in some way. It can be rewarding and give you a broader perspective on life.


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skulk • today at 1:47 PM

> Just do other things you like and don't worry about women.

Just want to pile on here and say that this is absolutely crucial, both for your chances of eventually finding someone and if not that, for your own sanity.

1. if you go into activities with the ulterior motive of meeting someone, you're not going to be satisfied by the activity itself which will cause resentment.

2. people can sense when your heart isn't really into what you're doing, and this will defeat your purpose entirely causing #1

You really have to accept that you may never find someone to properly get into this mindset though, and that's really hard. But it's a choice and I'm convinced that it's the correct one.

srid • yesterday at 11:04 PM

> Just do other things you like and don't worry about women. Relationships bring heartache and grief a good percentatge of the time anyway. Being engaged in things you like doing will bring you into contact with others and friendships or more may develop. But don't do them with that expectation.

I can confirm that this is how I am generally happy in life as a single. Underrated advice.