I'm in my mid 20's, so I think that makes me not a boomer
(thank fucking god). Just ignore the Andrew Tate BS. As a guy I have faith most men know the dude is fucking wack. Obviously he has a cult following of dumbass frat-boy wannabe douchebags, but I truly believe most guys don't buy his alpha male bullshit (at least I really hope). And speaking of Reddit... I probably roll my eyes every few minutes I read comments on the site. A lot of the overall community is annoying, and it only gets worse depending on the subreddit you are in. Everybody on Reddit is either a therapist or a lawyer with an infinite amount of wisdom to share with everyone... *rolls eyes*
I haven't had friends in years unfortunately. But I have nobody to blame but myself because as my depression gets worse, I find myself isolating more and more. Even when I thought I had friends, they were veryyy toxic, so I'm not sure if that even counts as having friends or is considered having under zero friends
But yeah, kinda hard for me to make friends when I close myself off from the world. It can get really trippy at times because I will have moments where I feel so distant or cut-off from society/reality.
To give you a different angle on the relationship stuff, in my early 20's I was obsessed with the idea that I never had a gf, but then I managed to get into my first relationship which lasted 4 years, and lo and behold, it was a toxic nightmare. Not very surprising considering how unhealthy I was as a person, and how I gravitated towards an equally unhealthy person. Thankfully I got out of that relationship, and now I realize I'd rather be single and alone instead of being in a toxic relationship. I know this isn't the response you are looking for, so I guess all I'm trying to say is that in some cases having a partner can actually be a lot worse than being lonely and single
But yeah, seeing my peers and people I grew up with being in relationships (that seem healthy) is really tough on my self-esteem.