Not to make light of your individual plight, but it's the new normal for the world: "TOKYO — A survey conducted by the National Institute of Population and Soc

Not to make light of your individual plight, but it's the new normal for the world: "TOKYO — A survey conducted by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research revealed that 61.4% of single men aged 18-34 do not have a girlfriend and that 49% of single women in the same age range do not have a boyfriend." 50% of women under 34 in the US are single now. Half of them have never married and the other half are divorced. Younger milles don't even think of dating - you just go to tinder and there's nothing tender about it. When you develop, you have a plan and strategy. You have to learn new languages and tools. Social, physical and mental self-improvement require the same. Anybody who is trying is going to have a leg-up on the competition. Take a language class at the local CC, travel. Volunteer as a docent at the Symphony. I have a teenage relative who couldn't function outside of a tinder hookup. He went to Europe alone for a month this summer stayed in hostels. He met scads of people, made int'l friends and is far more confident in himself now.