I am so bored with my life and I can’t seem to get myself out of this rut. Ever since I ended things with the guy I was seeing and my New Year’s kiss-guy left for his semester abroad I don’t have anyone occupying my mind anymore and it is driving me insane. Why do I constantly need a love interest in order to be fine with the way my life is at the moment?

I feel like dating has become some sort of escape for me so that I can distract myself from how boring my life has become. I don’t enjoy going out, drinking, partying or travelling. I am bored when I am home, but when I leave my apartment I regret it and want to go home again. My days are filled with either work, the gym or doomscrolling. From time to time I watch a TV show or a movie, but that’s about it. I have no interest in starting new hobbies – the thought of being in a class with several other people sounds dreadful to me. I just want to feel alive again.