AskGayBrosOver30 subreddit. He wrote: “I feel like a good portion of my thirties has been a series of unsuccessful relationships.
It’s weird to think the less reformed and more chaotic version of me was more capable of relationships than the current me is.“I understand it’s a vicious rabbit hole to go down, but I sometimes wonder if there’s something about me that I’m not seeing or not knowing and it’s holding me back.
I’ve asked friends for honest feedback, and they’ve all said I seem like someone who would be a great partner someday.”He said he lived a full life and had plenty of friends and interests, “But I come home at night and can’t help feel like I’m missing out on a bigger puzzle piece in my life.”Many other guys said they had pondered the same thing, and some had come up with self-reflective answers.“Turns out being an alcoholic was holding me back,” said one man.“Brought a buddy back to my place a couple years ago and he noticed how many empty bottles I had in my kitchen.
While we had a good time that night, he later said to me ‘I noticed your collection in there and figured you had a personal dragon to slay first before you could get serious with anyone.’”He went on to reveal he was now nearly six months sober.