I think context is important. This year I mostly spent it planning for the later half. I had a toxic employer and was upset with how dating was going post-divo

I think context is important. This year I mostly spent it planning for the later half. I had a toxic employer and was upset with how dating was going post-divorce (in that - nothing was happening at all. I’ve still never been on a date and find it incredibly hard to meet single women in real life.). I quit my job, traveled, and moved away from SF with the plan to tie someone down and move back eventually. So, some goals… Continue lifting weight but get more dedicated. Pursue TRT in the later half of the year. Go back to work but - preferably with an employer I want rather than one I had to always settle for. I spent the second half of the year not working because I traveled a lot and moved to Manhattan. Find a life partner. I’m turning 33 next year and time is quite finite. Children and all the other things are quickly falling away as possibilities. Since my divorce - this has been my number one goal but it hasn’t been moved any closer at all even though I’ve taken drastic steps. Peers are now suggesting maybe the $100k matchmaking services should be considered more heavily - but I think it’ll be a waste of effort. (And I don’t like the ethics of it tbh) Find another city to move to. I’ve spent a few months in Manhattan with nothing to show. I hate to move on so quickly but time is finite. So, I need to move to two other places before the year is up. The biggest hurdle isn’t moving but figuring out where the best place to spend my time is. So far, literally no one has any ideas. Which speaks to how bad things are overall. Keep traveling through the year to meet new people and keep the pipeline full. This is difficult cause the things I used to travel for more often aren’t happening with the frequency as they did. Develop a plan to get out of engineering. It’s super bad for my social and dating life. It’s the number one social reason I have a hard time making friends and relationships. It’s akin to being an incel as far as professional stigma goes.