2026-05-04 15:29 UTC
Replies (26)
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@miriamrobern@dice.camp 2026-05-04 15:31
@AzulCrescent 🫂 🫂 🫂
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@Alerymin@shelter.moe 2026-05-04 15:33
@AzulCrescent I cannot relate enough to that
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@alice@mk.nyaa.place 2026-05-04 15:33
@AzulCrescent@tech.lgbt not really a skill issue, the modern dating game only really works if you're neurotypical and ideally cishet IMO meeting someone interesting is much more likely through fedi or bsky than on basically any of the dating apps or IRL (unless you get really lucky)
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@socketwench@masto.hackers.town 2026-05-04 15:33
@AzulCrescent Hugs offered.
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@msfjarvis@androiddev.social 2026-05-04 15:33
@AzulCrescent goddamn right where it hurts huh 🫂
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@xerz@masfloss.net 2026-05-04 15:35
@AzulCrescent I'm 28. I first got to experience love at just short of 26. I'm still living through these wonderful moments with the wonderful beloved in my life, as much of a struggle as it is to get there. Maybe life won't give you that chance. But I believe it's worth having hope for.
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@dawn@social.lol 2026-05-04 15:36
@AzulCrescent i feel you :neobread_hug_cat: sending you love and positive energy :neocat_floof_reach: :neocat_floof_reach:
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@hsza@social.tudbut.de 2026-05-04 15:40
@AzulCrescent its not skill issue its just you, and you isnt inherently good or bad
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@basicbitch@blahaj.zone 2026-05-04 15:43
@AzulCrescent@tech.lgbt Damn this hit so close to home, it actually hurt 😿
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@Nikkileah@mendeddrum.org 2026-05-04 15:48
@AzulCrescent 🫂🫂🫂 I promise you that love young isn't everything. The right person can appear at any time. My person found me in my 40's. I know others who found their person later in life. Be open to possibilities. Life will happen. Often when you least expect it
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@agturcz@circumstances.run 2026-05-04 15:56
@AzulCrescent 🫂🫂🫂
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@piegames@flausch.social 2026-05-04 16:05
@AzulCrescent while you may never get young love, it's never too late for old love. I feel your hurt, but if this is something you desire please don't give up on yourself.
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@mitsunee@mk.absturztau.be 2026-05-04 16:31
@AzulCrescent@tech.lgbt modern dating is extremely flawed, there are plenty of people who will never find love that way even if they try to fit into the boxes...
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@rho@social.treehouse.systems 2026-05-04 16:42
@AzulCrescent still get those butterflies at 50, numerical age matters very little when it comes to love
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@cristinya32@tech.lgbt 2026-05-04 16:56
@AzulCrescent When I was younger, I used to think that love was "weird" and maybe I didn't deserve to have someone with me. But after sometime in HRT, I understood that my emotions were buried deep inside me. Took sometime to love myself and finally understood that the correct person will appear at the right time. To my own surprise, I did confess my love to someone (we were together for 7~ months). Right now, I only want to still be happy with myself and share joy with friends and family.
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@junezephier@blahaj.zone 2026-05-04 16:58
@AzulCrescent@tech.lgbt there is a special kind of grief in what you say in the last panel, about not being able to be yourself for such a long portion of your life feeling like that time is lost is hard. :blahaj_hug: to add on to what others have said, it takes time, and as a neurodivergent and trans person, it can take even more it'll even be harder to make space where you can meet someone like this, but it'll be worth it, if that's what you want! and yeah, you can still get infatuated and silly about falling in love at any age~ :drgn_3c:
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@RinaVolpina@rubber.social 2026-05-04 17:15
@AzulCrescent 🫂🫂🫂
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@otyugh@pouet.chapril.org 2026-05-04 17:27
@AzulCrescent I don't feel most people date early (but I just assumed ; at 35 I still never have entertained the idea of "doing the flirty thing" -and I'm not planing to. I guess I'm more into 2D esthetics at some point. Your ilk fault ! Aaah !)
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@TheyOfHIShirts@glammr.us 2026-05-04 18:00
@AzulCrescent In the interest of crossing streams, perhaps the two part series of @girlonthenet's "I want to be loved" can help. https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/i-want-to-be-loved/ (part 1, about wrestling with the vulnerability that comes from admitting you might want someone to love you) and https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/but-not-at-any-cost/ (part 2, about how finding people who are good means both looking for the specifics of someone and standing up for yourself when a partner is a boundary-violator or otherwise worse than being without.)
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@z3r0onegaming@masto.ai 2026-05-04 18:51
@AzulCrescent I didn't get my first girlfriend until I was 27, and that relationship led to marriage and divorce (she cheated on me), and I've only got my second real relationship at 48 (6 years ago) that's leading to marriage this year. Be patient, be yourself, and don't give up!
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@Cyb3rVix3n@kinkycats.org 2026-05-04 19:42
@AzulCrescent This is so relatable :blobcatcry2: Sending hugs, if wanted :blobcathuggiessad:
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@flamecat@bark.lgbt 2026-05-04 21:11
@AzulCrescent I always think about how much time I've lost and how I also didn't have the experiences that others had. That's just how it is if you're queer and awkward around people, like I am. The thing is though that I'm pretty much at a point where it doesn't hurt as much anymore since I now can surround myself with people who I can be comfortable being myself with. Because that was always the biggest issue for me, not that I was not attractive and too shy, but that I felt like I had to hide a part of myself in the past. I hope your pain about lost life experiences in the past diminishes and you can try to build some experiences in the present.
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@anyia@lgbtqia.space 2026-05-04 23:10
@AzulCrescent I don't think you're ever too old for young love. Sometimes someone just walks into your life and sweeps you up. Sending you as much positive vibes as I can! May you find someone(s) who will take your breath away in the best way possible 💜 And I have to comment on your drawing too - it's utterly gorgeous!! You've taken this to the next level here.
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@nuranyak@mstdn.social 2026-05-05 06:50
@AzulCrescent My first relationship was when I was 20. And it mostly happened online. Now I'm 23, and I still haven't had anything else. Do I worry about it? Of course. So yes, you are not alone. *hug*
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@thomasjwebb@mastodon.social 2026-05-06 15:30
@AzulCrescent@tech.lgbt I think if I didn't find my wife, I'd probably still be alone. I think there's more luck and randomness in it than a lot of people admit. And yeah, I think being trans is a contributing factor. When I was a kid, straight girls didn't like me for ~some mysterious reason~. (If you moved to Portland, OR, USA you will probably immediately find a trans girlfriend, the only catch is she might be kinda weird, and also our federal government is evil and scary)
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@Maytytea@tech.lgbt 2026-05-07 11:45
@AzulCrescent@tech.lgbt Dating, try to date even getting interested in ppl sucks so hard (╥ ‸ ╥)