[ Singles & Dating ] Open Question : Perpetually single. How do you stop caring about whether or not you're in a relationship?

I've read that that's a key to being happier and fulfilled. Has anyone achieved that? How was it done? Situation: -When trying to date I was rejected 24 times -Only non-rejection was a first date in which I was ghosted afterwards -I'd spent 1+ year working hard to try to make myself more dateable; when it failed I grew unhappy -Decided to cool it and focus on making myself happy and fulfilled outside of dating. It's helped. -But, I still care about being in a relationship; I've been told that the happiest people don't care. I want to get to that point. Background info for context: I'm mid 30's, man. I've had extreme difficulty in trying to date due to: -Inexperience with women -Major lack of confidence when asking out -Average appearance (hard work to get to that though) -Difficulty with reading social cues, poor social IQ in general -Unappealing skills, talents, and hobbies -Knack for turning women off romantically. Friend of mine, a ladies' man, says I "make them want to play pattycake with me." They're friendly to me, but no more. I put a lot of effort into trying to improve myself for dating purposes: -Lost 100+ pounds -Put in work at the gym -I travel and develop new hobbies -Worked to develop my social skills -Read/Watched everything I can find on self-improvement, especially for dating -Revamped my wardrobe -Put myself out there...actively asked women out

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