I've lurked a while because this forum is me. Lately I've seen some guys sad about perceived inadequacies due to not dating.

Let me tell you from an older man (over 50) who's 100% MGTOW. Who gives a fuck. Seriously, who gives a fuck.

I'll paint a story for you. I was a young trader in the 80's. I wanted that Gordon Gecko wall street life style. With it came women.

Sex... solved nothing. Women solved nothing. They only caused more problems. Two minutes of "pleasure" for two hours of a harpy bitching at you. I fucked to fit in. In doing so I wasted days and dollars. The money sucked but the time I won't get back. A woman can't discuss heady topics with you. They just blather on about boring bullshit.

A few years of this lifestyle left me drained. I've always been a reader and I discovered Schopenhauer. His writing showed me that I don't need these lesser creatures to make me happy. I make me happy.

I'm retired now. Today I went for a run with my dogs and then painted. No woman in site. Not today. Not ever. I'm happy with me and my brain and my thoughts and my soul. I think of my male friends who have to listen to the whiny demands of middle aged women all day and I think of how goddamn lucky I am that this is how my life turned out.

So if you are young and sad out there over your lack of dates, again, I emphasize. Who gives a fuck. We win in the end.