I gave up dating years ago, and I really don’t miss it, single by choice. I’m definitely not asexual; I miss sex sometimes, but I’m not one for casual sex, so I go without.
I’ve passed up a lot of women who had a lot going for them, mainly because I just couldn’t respond. Some of it was unrealistic expectations. They say, “Don’t settle. Get the best you can get.” These girls were probably the best I could have gotten. A lot of it is my alcoholism. I’ve always been a stone cold drunk. I’m five years sober now, but I will be 63 on New Year’s Day. As far as not getting a woman to marry me, it just didn’t work out. I’ve pretty well reconciled myself to living the rest of my life single. I’ve gotten to where I like my solitude. I don’t know if I could adjust to living with someone.
I’m single by choice. Sometimes I miss being in a relationship but I came to the conclusion that I don’t have a normal life and probably wouldn’t make a good partner anymore. I’ve had opportunities present themselves but I didn’t go for it. I’ve been offered sex before too but I just didn’t feel like it.
Lack of funds. I get sick of trying to explain that I’m on a disability pension. Usually a deal breaker that one at my age. Even if I was wealthy I probably wouldn’t change too much anyways. I like my life and I’m pretty content. Yeah some sex would be nice but it’s not something that is like a great concern. So. I guess it’s from lifestyle choice.
Antisocial by genetics. Somehow, married twice, divorced twice, mostly on me. Really. Nowadays just sick of the whole game, too much BS, I’m in a very strong friend relationship. Works for me.
I’ve already been married once. That was enough Hellish torture for me. I’ve never had the courage or will enough to do it again since. And that was 34 years ago. I mean legal marriage.
I’m perfectly happy by myself, living alone with myself.
Even thought I would love a relationship, I kinda wonder if I could even have one. It’s been a very long time since I was in one, and I’m so used to living alone and getting to do things my way whenever I want them, that I don’t know if I could change that. Maybe I could be with someone if we didn’t live together.
Like what @Pandy said, I’m alone in apartment for 7 years, and except last year one young man I helped while he was homeless for a month, nobody came in.
Letting him crash for a month was the time I realized I won’t let anyone else walk in.
One woman came for I don’t know what, but as I told her Im in celibacy she left.
So again, if someone has theirs apartment its ok.