‘I have a fear of rejection, but now I’m scared I’ll be alone forever’
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‘I regularly feel suicidal because being alone for the rest of my life seems likely now.’ Photograph: iStock
Dear Roe,
I am a 36-year-old single man. I have only been in one brief relationship in my life. I have always wanted to find someone but never felt good enough for the women I fancied. I have a fear of rejection, so even though I have had mad crushes on women down through the years, I never told them because I knew I would be turned down.