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I know a weird guy with an illness who has the same despair, but he’s boxed himself in by limiting his pool of romantic candidates to the tiny weird religious community he’s in.
I know you didn’t ask for advice, but I’ll give some anyway. Do you have hobbies? Interests? Things that people might gather in groups to do? Forget the apps and find something social irl where it’s possible to meet others and make friends. Focus on finding friends. Sometimes friendship turns into something more. If not, at least you won’t be lonely. You can do it. I’m thinking of all of my closest relatives and friends (adults and kids) and except one, all of their closest buds and significant others were met in person in a social context.
Honestly tiny weird religious communities are kind of a weird person's best chance at a spouse in today's world.
Fair point, but his group is a magnet for extreme right wing incels. He’s not one, but stays because it’s the “True Church.” It’s not really a friendly environment for young women looking for religious community.
holy fuck, tell him to get out of there asap there are so much better cults to fall into. Not making a joke, seen what it did to my cousin