>>81537924>late 20s [&] nearer my ageI feel that I am mentally 5-6 years behind my peers. If I were to strictly limit my dating options within a small age range, then I'd end up with people who not only have sky-high expectations from years of experience that I lack, but also years more of mental development that I do not have. The relationship would be dead on arrival, assuming we could even find a way to connect to begin with (which I've realized seldom works for any relationship (romantic or platonic) that I try to establish).
As I said originally though I'm handling isolation a bit better as time passes, so it is at least managable. I hope it is bearable for you too, anon.
>keep telling meTo hell with them! You will wake up in 30 years (assuming you don't end it) with a miserable experience and nothing good to show for it if you listen to naysayers. It is better to tell those people to fuck off and stop being jealous of what you will have.