How do you keep your focus when reaching mid 30s?

Romance/Relationships

For those who wished to have family, settle down with kids before 30 and it didn't happen for you, how do you keep your focus?

I'm reaching the point where I'm quite lost and confused. I'm single, got my master, moved abroad and earning okay. I'm doing well in terms of my career, social circle and hobbies. But now I'm almost 35, I think the dream to settle down with a man and a kid becomes more difficult.

You've also heard it probably, dating pool is now filled with low effort emotionally immature men, majority of good men are already married or settled with a partner and the society still thinks women is less desirable once they hit 30.

Everyday I try to remind myself how good of a human I am regardless of the status. That I'm capable of moving forward and continuing my life even tho I haven't found love yet, but I'm struggling. Majority of my friends are married with kids or have bfs, they won't have time for me all the time, I don't have a family where I live now, and I torture myself with darker thoughts. So how do you move forward and keep walking to the future when your dream is probably not gonna happen?

Posted May 28, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC

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