However, this painful loneliness, depression, aging, and feeling unnoticed seem to be getting the best of me. I go to a therapist and take antidepressants. I am well groomed, employed, a homeowner, and always nice to people. Most nonwork days, my only interactions are with people in the service industry. Now I go totally unnoticed or am quickly ghosted once I reveal my age. When hookup apps were introduced, I used them infrequently. I have social anxiety and can’t go to bars or clubs. I have a few lesbian friends but no male friends. I have always told myself that’s OK I’m not a people person or a relationship kind of guy. In my early 20s, I hooked up off and on, but it never developed into anything. I am so lonely, and the painful emptiness I feel is becoming absolutely unbearable. Q: I am a gay man in my late 50s and have never been in a relationship. Sommelier Series (paid sponsored content).
