Dear desolate:

Maybe a different attitude and MO during the online based dating would have made a different experience for you. I think it can work out with an approach that will fit the nature on online dating. (will explore this with you if you were to be interested at any point).

I understand you giving up on dating given the experience you had. Can you be happy, you asked. You are the only one that should answer this question. Again it will be about your attitude and the way you go about living without a girlfriend. It may very well work for you.

You can use this thread to experiment with no dating and aiming at being happy not dating, a journal or diary of sorts…?

anita