I was single for 7 years straight since high school graduation, and my first girlfriend in 7 years SA'd me a week in, and I desperately wanted out, and was granted that. I learned then that I was far happier single than with her. Happiness doesn't come from others, it comes from within.

You must forge your own happiness before you can expect someone else to give you it, or you will not receive it from others, even if they try. I learned that my sadness and loneliness was a perspective issue. I was never alone. I had friends and family