Dating, and trying to make friendships.
Both of them end up in despair. The relationship wasn't worth it. The friends fade away. I have stopped making friends because the disappointment just kicks in and my autism makes me a fool. The sex wasn't worth it. The joy wasn't worth. My biggest regret was not moving to a beachfront somewhere and managing a cafe and hearing the waves.
I think I gravitate to online communities and hikes and dancing on my own because everything is safer that way.
As I do my planning for CTB I hope to find a smaller cheaper apartment where I can have a small dog, and make my dog my partner in crime. That way I can occasionally see people at the dog park, but I have some level of connection and then find them a good home and die peacefully. I won't give humans another chance. Humans are too cruel and like to bully people.
Dogs don't bully people. They cuddle, show affection and smile. That's what I need. I don't want to have another human in my life ever again.