I know this and believe this. This is why I honestly am surprised that I am still alone. I've never felt I needed someone to complete me and I've never gone out looking for a relationship... Always believing that if something was right it would present itself and believing that "hunting" for my "better half" would be a sure cure for failure.

I've always been happy on my own and I always thought that if a relationship ever came, that would be one of my best qualities relationshipwise.

Not until my first love interest that led to my depression ten years ago made me feel that I did need someone to share my joys and share my sorrows and therapy helped me realize that I should be more proactive in finding someone.

That didn't mean "hunting" for someone I still think that's not the right route... but just getting out, meeting more people, meeting more gay people, exposing myself more as gay so others would see me.

And that's what I did fully believing that I was worth a relationship and that my characteristics including liking myself would make me attractive to others.

But apparently I'm not attractive to others. Only as a friend.