I just went on a date that seemed to go well. Except the guy unmatched me on tinder a couple of days later, and I haven't heard from him. Every date I've gone on recently went nowhere. I'm talking like a string of 5 dates after which I never heard from those guys again.

I just turned 30, and despite going on many many dates in my twenties, I have never had a relationship, despite desiring one. I make sure that I'm friendly, approachable, and not appear desperate when I go on these dates. But none of them panning out into a relationship really makes me wonder why no one wants to be with me? I feel like I have a lot to offer. I lived in multiple countries, speak several languages, quite educated about the world, and I'm doing a PhD.

I see my straight friends and some gay ones having long term relationships, and are never single for too long. It's gotten to the point where I can't bear being around those friends and I never talk about dating around them. It's a serious driver of my depression and anxiety, which can be excruciating. I grew up in a homophobic family and recently severed ties with them due to their abuse, but having no family and no prospect for a partner makes me feel like i'm always going to fee alone and worthless.