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[–]begonia_skies 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I guess I don't understand what you are truly trying to ask here, my dad is in his 60s and dating, so is it too late... no? But I think you know that. Relationships are difficult, I can tell you they are great but it's a lot of pressure to put on someone who is their own person and has their own flaws to fill a hole within you. Honestly, as the other commenter mentioned, I think working with a therapist on your mentioned self-esteem issues would go a long way to ensure you are in a place to be a partner to someone rather than hoping someone else will "fix" those issues. I'm speaking from personal experience here!

[–]Philliy[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was more or less asking if it's worth it at this point. And I know I still have work to do when it comes to myself. I've made a lot of progress since I turned 18, but still being somewhat of a hot mess at my age, I'd wondered if it there was a point to it. I'm definitely not looking for someone to fix me. I do have a hole that I feel needs to be filled, but I've witnessed so many of my family members use their partners to try and "fix" them, and I'd never do that. I've seen the damage it does.