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But that underlying fear of being alone and lonely, and all the resentment that comes with that, is still very much there. I really do feel much more comfortable now. Lots of them are couples, but I guess that's just the way it is when you get to your late twenties and early thirties. I always thought finding a boyfriend would be a life-changer for me, but it was actually finding people on the same level as me, people with common interests. For the first time I've been able to form a good group of gay friends and create my own support network. Moving to a bigger city has been the best thing for me. By this time I was living in London and meeting people from different backgrounds and different parts of the world. Things finally got better when I was in my late twenties. Here he shares his journey to overcome the sense of isolation he felt growing up gay in a small U.K. One person who knows loneliness well is Craig, 33, a school teacher who lives in London. Indeed, artist Richard Dodwell has recently published an anthology book, Not Here, dedicated to documenting queer loneliness in all its forms. Madonna once sang, "I found myself in crowded rooms, feeling so alone," a sentiment many LGBTQ people can relate to. Hitting the clubs can be a euphoric experience, but it doesn't necessarily lead to long-term satisfaction. Wherever you live in the world, however big the city, the LGBTQ community is a disparate one featuring myriad different tribes. This sense of isolation can be hard to shake off, and it's also easily triggered. Many young LGBTQ people hide their authentic selves from friends, family, and classmates before they come out, which is often an incredibly isolating experience. Part of realizing you're gay, or bi, or trans, or non-binary, or anything other than cisgender and heterosexual is accepting you’re different-and somewhat separated-from the majority. But there are particular reasons why loneliness is prevalent among the LGBTQ community. Few people are lucky enough to make it through life without feeling isolated at some point.