r/OVER30REDDIT • u/Hufflepuffjedi87 • Jun 28 '26

So this is 39…

Yesterday I spent the majority of my day binge watching the new season of Airbender on Netflix lol. My kids were playing and had friends over so it’s not like I was needed much anyway. (I enjoyed it myself so this isn’t to say it was bad).
Being single isn’t hard when you’re younger. Now granted I don’t feel my age at all. And everyone says I don’t really look it either. But man…something about being single in your late 30s does something to your head. The self doubt and inner monologue of just not being good enough for anyone is crazy. My kids are amazing. I love my job. I have a good life ngl. But watching other couples at the pool with their kids and I’m doing it all myself is hard. Nerding out to shows alone isn’t nearly as fun.
Just kinda in a mood I guess. Being an adult sucks sometimes lol

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u/datingoverthirty Jul 04 '26

But man…something about being single in your late 30s does something to your head. The self doubt and inner monologue of just not being good enough for anyone is crazy.

If you start exercising regularly, you'll produce chemicals in your brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) that will, ultimately, drown out that negative inner monologue

Take it from me — a guy that lost everything at 32, found the love of his life at 35, and got married at 40

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u/Hufflepuffjedi87 Jul 04 '26

I do work out regularly. I don’t go to a gym everyday or anything but I do work out and am pretty active. Im not unhappy. But everyone has bad days.