Midnight Sky said:
I've been rejected so much that I've completely stopped pursuing women, and just..live with this dreadful feeling of being not wanted/possibly unattractive.
You took the words right out of my mouth. I feel exactly the same way.
I try not to let things get to me, and I try not to let it make me bitter or resentful. I know that there are many people who end up in terrible relationships and wish they were single. I personally know two people in such a situation, and I'm thankful that it wasn't me.
To be in a relationship and to be abused and taken advantage of is probably just as damaging to ones self-esteem as it is to feel alone and undesirable, so I guess it is what it is.
I don't understand why women look at me the way they do, why they see me as a loser, why they see me as unattractive, and why they see me as not worthy of their attention, but there's nothing I can do about it. Lord knows..I've tried many different things over the years, and nothing has made the least bit of difference.
All I can do is accept it and move on. Becoming bitter and resentful will only eat away at you and cause you even more pain.