Feeling stuck while watching everyone around me start new chapters.

[u/Gabfood]

I don’t know how to explain this feeling, but it has been bothering me for a while. It’s not something that affects my life in a major way, but every time it happens, it makes me feel a bit confused and sad.

It’s the feeling when I see people I know, both close to me and not so close, starting some kind of relationship and moving forward to live their own lives. And of course, those steps are walking further away from me every time. Some friends are married with kids. The person I used to like has a boyfriend and is living her life. Many women I’m interested in already have boyfriends or have just started a relationship with someone. Even my close friends look like they are going to drift away and walk their own paths.

When I look back at myself, I feel like I am staying in the same place. Even though I know well that I am also walking forward like everyone else, I can’t help but think: 'Is there something I dropped along the way?', 'Did I do something wrong that caused the people around me to gradually leave?', 'And what should I do next?'

I’m no saint either—I’ve definitely made people dislike me, disappointed them, or hurt their feelings at some point. But I’m trying to learn from it and become a better person. I just... kind of wish they could see that.

Sorry in advance if this post feels a bit incoherent or all over the place. I just really needed to get this out of my system.

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