Maybe. I've known a few people who made to their early 40s before getting married. Never had the chance before that.
But while it may feel bad not dating, the thing that's easy to forget is you're also missing a lot of heartache. I've had my heart broken so many times that last time i had decided to give up. I was crushed. To the point where it changed me internally. I wanted nothing to do with serious relationships ever again. Planned on dying old and alone. Then this recent woman came along. She was interested in me, but i resisted. But eventually she got past all that pain and the walls i was building and won me over. I'd probably be a very bitter person if it weren't for her. But that bitterness came from years of dating and heartbreak. It sucks being single, but it sucks more to be hurt so much you want to shut down emotionally and to have your personality altered from it all.
But while it may feel bad not dating, the thing that's easy to forget is you're also missing a lot of heartache. I've had my heart broken so many times that last time i had decided to give up. I was crushed. To the point where it changed me internally. I wanted nothing to do with serious relationships ever again. Planned on dying old and alone. Then this recent woman came along. She was interested in me, but i resisted. But eventually she got past all that pain and the walls i was building and won me over. I'd probably be a very bitter person if it weren't for her. But that bitterness came from years of dating and heartbreak. It sucks being single, but it sucks more to be hurt so much you want to shut down emotionally and to have your personality altered from it all.