i'd like to think i will find that someone special to grow older with, but i do have a very hard time connecting with women past the physical. The one woman i did connect with and was ready to commit to didn't feel the same about me. I'm still licking my wounds, but that's life.
i think that once you've accepted that you can be happy in life being single, finding someone to share life with becomes much easier because when you do find that someone, it will be for the right reasons and not because you feel lonely. I am convinced that a large percentage of failed relationships result because one or both partners got into the relationship for fear of being alone, rather than a deep love for that person.
I will only consider a relationship if a particular woman can make me happier than i make myself..........otherwise, what's the point?