Any hope for the future?

I’m just so tired of masking and missing out. Going places in a mask and not being able to eat or drink is not fun to me. When it’s loud people can’t hear me. I’d rather just not go than answer the questions of why anymore. My social life is basically non existent. Friends stop inviting because I can’t do the indoor activities like I used to. I’ve explained why countless times and people just brush it off or forget.

I get people don’t care about going places masked in this sub, but I’d like to just be able to go get dinner or a drink at a bar or go to a friends and hang out or do dinner. Forcing people to be outside constantly just sucks. Canceling due to weather constantly sucks.

Not looking for a lecture on the risks. I know them. I’m not stopping masking. I just grieve my life and this doesn’t feel like living. Working at home, sitting on my phone or watching tv and then going to bed just doesn’t fulfill life year after year. I’m just so over the fear of infection. I put house projects off because of people being in my house, I put off doctors appointments, etc. I know people are in the same boat. I’m just so lonely living like this. Online communities aren’t what I’m looking for. I just miss normal human interaction.

Is there any hope? Cures for long covid seem not anywhere on the horizon and neither does a prevention for covid.