[archero]

Completely agree, and I have been feeling similarly. While I did manage to get a job, I have still been miserable. The work is not interesting or meaningful and working remotely is very isolating. It’s been discussed to death, but I think the lack of “third places” makes it very difficult to date or even spend time with friends.

Like you mentioned, without a spouse or kids it’s hard to find purpose. I don’t have an intrinsic drive to grind or make more money just for the sake of it.

I hope that things will get better with time, but I can’t think of any concrete reasons why they would. Of course some people will get married and have kids, but many won’t. It can be hard to find reasons to get up out of bed every day.