How long is too long?

You're only 25!! Better to be single at 25 than divorced at 30

I could see that happening bc there are not that many really well qualified mates out there. I would trying socializing in a different circle and see if you have just been around the same old/same type of people for too long. I know if I had hung out with my High School Friends I wouldn't have found anyone.

I was engaged twice, once at 17 and once at 26. Both turned out badly, which I am thankful for now. I got married at 38, and I am so glad I waited until I was older and met the right man! I am happier than I could have ever imagined possible and by waiting until I was 38, I was more mature, settled in my career, and had clearer goals. We met on-line, which I swore I would never try, let alone do... But I did, and thanks to "Plentyoffish.com" I have been happily married for over two years to my best friend! We e-mailed, texted, and talked for 6 months before meeting in person. We started out just as friends with no expectations of anything else. We fell in love, and got married! At the age of 38 I had myself convinced I would never fall in love and I would never get married. The two engagements had "soured" me on the whole marriage idea. I am now a true believer that there is someone out there for everybody. You never know at what age, where or when you will meet. Starting out as friends and building on that foundation is what made me change my mind about love and marriage. Good Luck, don't give up!

These days s lot of ppl wait until they're older. So 25 wouldn't be that old. A lot of couples are just starting to have kids in their late 30's. I know yours isn't by choice but just wanted you to know it doesn't make you strange. Just try to start being more social & don't be afraid to ask someone out your intrested in.

Good luck!

Sorry about that

Anyway, sounds like your a pretty balanced and independent guy. I've been there and it was mainly me trying to keep pace with my peers. All fell into place when I changed my mind about winning the race. I had to simply stop running. I waved my white flag and surrendered to the fact that each of us are on different schedules. They may have wives/husbands, yet I had many other things. My guess is that you've surpassed many in your success and independence. Aims teaser: do you want a relationship so you can be happy, or do you want to be happy so you can have a relationship? Makes a lot of difference. Good luck

A question: do you TRULY want a companion, or do you feel like you're losing the race to your peers?

Sounds like you're quite inde

Gotta tell you, young women are stupid, in that we go for the hot ones, and you being so good and stable may come across boring. You can start wearing allot of black to start [seriously, it's psychological]. As immature as it sounds, 'bad boys' and tattoos are a turn on too. A quality woman will expect good manners- young women see bad behavior as hot... Alternately, you could go for a young single mom [who is looking for a GOOD man, stability, security, decent dad for a little boy especially], or if you are not looking for marriage, hit the bars and act arrogant. Goes back to the playgrounds in grade school- you chase the girls 'till you get tired, then walk away. For some unknown reason, they start to chase you- remember? I could be 50 yrs old and weigh 300 lbs and still get anyone- it's knowing how to play the games. Unfortunately, at your age, game playing is prevalent... at 40, we're tired of it... [P.S. I do know a couple of sweet, pretty young ladies that are NOT into game playing and would be good to start something with. Would LOVE to have had one for my DIL...]

Well from your description you sound great! lol. But maybe you are being to picky about girls. We are human too, we are not perfect and we have faults. Just get out there and start talking to people. If you want companionship, I advise you to look at a girls personality instead of all looks. It is really hard to tell you what may be wrong without meeting you first.

Hope this helps

I think its normal, it would be normal if you were always @ home, and hanging out with your married friends. Maybe you should start getting single friends and since you are working, can you can do what ctbpdx suggested and/or you can go to places to meet new people, you go to clubs, but if you really aren't for the club scene, you can join a group or class... maybe you can finally learn that language you wanted to learn while picking up a girl.. killing 2 birds with one stone. (I'm not being litteral with the language class).
Good luck tho, and I hope you find what you are looking for! :)

You just gotta throw yourself out there. See an attractive woman on the street, or at work? Tell them you think so, and offer to have lunch or coffee with them, sometime. I used to be the shiest guy anybody knew, but then I discovered this: Nobody really cares, and if you get rejected, there's ALWAYS someone else.