Hot take: you only get one or two chances for love in life. Highschool sweetheart or college partner

Every relationship I've been in after felt hollow, transactional etc, even if I gave it my everything you just can't force it.

As we get older we get less emotional too, so the intensity of love just doesn't match the youthful vigor.

I just turned 40. I'm simply uninterested in what I'm seeing out there. I know what the opposite sex is looking for and it would be really easy for me to make that work but its clear its totally transactional, status fulfillment instead of two human beings connecting on a deep level.

The point of this post, is simply to state my perspective and see if others agree or where they may have another viewpoint