For context I just celebrated my 34th birthday last week, but I've never had a girlfriend before and haven't even been able to go on a first date in 3 years. I'm beyond lonely and starved for emotional intimacy at this point; hell I'd appreciate a hug more than anything.
For the last few years I've worked at a huge mall and I see dozens and dozens of couples every day. I also usually go to my favorite restaurant in said mall. All too often I constantly see couples just sit there and not talk to each other. Even just yesterday I took a late lunch and sat right next to a couple. The dude didn't say a single word to his wife the whole time and just played on his phone.
A few days before, I witnessed the same thing. Another couple who probably had to be in their forties just buried in their phones.
Looking at it from the other side, it's like you found this beautiful person who loves you back, yet you can't even talk to each other? It's like they take what they have for granted. Like the women with them looked bored out of their minds.
I just don't get it because here I am yearning to know what it's like to feel wanted and have someone to talk to, yet all these people in relationships just seem like they don't want to be there.