worried I no longer have anything going for me or to talk about with women on dates

[cashny3]

As people probably know from my past posts, I'm in grad school and am in my mid 30s living with parents. However, I feel like I'm largely in this gradschool program because I feel like I don't have any other options and I'm afraid if I don't continue that I'll live with my parents for longer and it will be harder to date women.

At first. I felt good knowing that I was doing something with my life, but. I can't help to feel that I'm just forcing myself for the wrong reasons. My mental health is already bad and this precicament is making it worse. What should I do? I don't want to be romantically lonely until I'm 60...

[ShyViolet]

You're too fixated on dating.  You keep asking questions about dating.  You are in no position to date, honestly.  You need to get your mental health to a better place, find some direction in life, and get healthy.  Dating isn't going to come before that.

[cashny3]

2 minutes ago, ShyViolet said:

You're too fixated on dating.  You keep asking questions about dating.  You are in no position to date, honestly.  You need to get your mental health to a better place, find some direction in life, and get healthy.  Dating isn't going to come before that.

You have a point I just don't know if I'll ever have a direction in life.

[basil67]

Your mental health is priority #1.  When you have this better managed, the rest of your life should start to fall into place