This is oddly specific, I know. But as someone who doesn’t have friends or a girlfriend and is nearing 30 fast (and who is tired of the grind of trying to make friends, but I digress), it sometimes hurts me when I’m in public minding my own business and look around and see so many happy people. Couples kissing, a group of friends sat round a table having coffee, etc. That connection and affection. It’s a foreign concept to me almost, and I often feel like it’s something I’ll never achieve.
So is there a way to get over this feeling, besides paying out the butt for a therapist?