Finally admitting to the world, I hate being a straight, single, middle-aged man, living in Britain.

‘I am going to fall in love this year.’ This has been my same New Year’s resolution for the past 20 years or more, can you believe? At one point I almost gave up, but I am a good guy and know I deserve to find happiness.

Ill health

So, why am I still single you may ask? It is because in my early 20s to my early 40s, I was seriously ill. I had 2 invisible, debilitating illnesses called OCD and Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis.

Missed my chance

I am better now from my ill health. I am 48, ready to date, but my situation is starting to irritate. How do I meet a beautiful woman when my clubbing days are over, I work from home, and now lack the self-confidence to ever go out and do my best Sir Tom Jones impression?

Online dating

I have tried popular online dating websites without any luck. Let me now vent about my online dating experiences.

• Fake profiles
• Unoriginal profiles (women sticking their tongue out)
• Hardly get any replies
• Stop writing on your profiles, ‘ask me anything?’

Comfort zone

I could join the local rambling club or chess society. Problem is neither of these things are really me.

My last line maybe gives me my answer though. I need to step out of my comfort zone more.

Let us share

Would love to hear from you if you are in a similar life situation as me? Or perhaps, you have just met somebody after years of being single? Let us offer each other hope and support, because everybody needs love, right?