I never dated. Am I cooked?

Hey yall,

I(28) Black Female have never dated. Not in high school,college..etc My family for a while would panic and constantly ask if I was gay or something and no, I just haven't really found anyone I click with. Growing up my mom would say something like "you cant have a Bf untill your DR."Zucka". I never really took it seriously and paid it no mind. now I'm approaching 30 and I see other women panicking and I'm kinda chilling and reflecting.

I'm kinda scared I'm missing an essential life function. I don't really want to bother with the pain and complications of another person (dealing with friends and family relationship drama right....now). Seeing my family go through this pain is ughhh. I enjoy my freedom and being able to do what I want when I want. My family even got to the point where they started praising my isolation and self focus.

I have no issue talking with men. I make them laugh and they enjoy hanging out with me. it does sometimes get to that point where they play with my last name and I just shut it down. But they usually invite me to the function. then I constantly get asked "Why?" "any man would be lucky" or my favorite "there's nothing wrong with you so why no man?"

Soooo...any of yall been through this? whats on the other side? Am I cooked?

Posted Jan 31, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC

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