I think I understand why I've been perpetually single for so long: I'm a walking anachronism. Even though I'm 27, a lot of my tastes in things like music, games, and the like are from the 90s and 2000s. I like bands like Rush, Soundgarden, Juliana Hatfield, The Cranberries, and so on. It's been fucking 15 years since 2010 almost. Some of these bands don't even exist anymore and if they do they are culturally irrelevant. It's also a huge reason why I don't bother with social media for the most part: I prefer to do things in person or at least in a physical space, but they are getting fewer and farther beteeen.
I think it's also reflected in my taste for women, which can be summarized as the stereotypical 90s chick in the vein of Bjork, Shiina Ringo, Dolores O'Riordan, D'Arcy Wretsky etc. You know the type: they have a certain moxie and vivaciousness to them,they are comfortable around dudes acting like dudes and usually have a few male-oriented hobbies and are down to hang out, yet still feminine and decidedly into things women are into at the same time. Basically, tomboy. Again, these don't really exist as much among zoomer and millennial women. Not in the sense of tomboy being more of a descriptor for young children, but the women of the last couple generations are over-socialized to be excessively feminine if that makes sense. I remember talking to a friend's gf over video games about what types of hobbies most girls do in their dorms and she basically said none other than watching clips on social media and TV shows. I'm not expecting everyone should do exactly what I like, but that just kills any interest I have in a woman right then and there. It just shows a lack of creativity and desire to learn a craft.
I'm not saying all women are like this, but I just feel in general, women don't show interesting qualities about themselves outside of their physical appearance, which is kinda sad really. I don't think all women are like this, but frankly, the best thing I can do in this situation is just pray for Mary's intercession. There's nothing wrong with me to the point that I can't find a woman out there; it's just that considering the type of person I am, the fact I am in the middle of a Ph.D program and have been focused on school for basically my entire adult life, where I am at the moment and my interests, goals and desires, it will take a literal miracle for something to change. Again, if I were 10 or 20 years older, the circumstances I face would be in my favor. They just aren't now. I'm not even really mad per se. I'm just glad things are making a bit more sense atm.
Thank you for listening to my TED Talk.
I'm a person who struggles to keep in contact with people. Family, friends, other loved ones. Sometimes I'll just... lapse, and go months without talking to people. It just takes so much effort to maintain those connections, especially when I'm having a tough time, and sometimes I just fail to do that.
I miss my old friends. I miss the good times we had before I drifted off into the distance and we all went our separate ways. I miss when it was just us guys and our bullshit, laughing it up with a couple of beers and cigarettes and bitching about how much our jobs sucked that day.
I'm doing okay where I'm at now, but it's like I see little flashes of the past and it hits me in a place that I didn't really realize I had.
I definitely feel you. I think I wouldn't be so lonely if I kept in contact with my friends from college (or even the undergrads I met this semester) on a somewhat regular basis. That's something I really need to make a New Year's Resolution about and stick to it. There's enough people around me that I can make and keep some connections.