26 and never had a boyfriend?

You've clearly got a lot of emotional baggage and that may be why healthy individuals aren't attracted to you. Get into some talk therapy to work through your past so you don't spend any first dates you have complaining about it. That's the kind of thing that'll guarantee you never get a second date.

I am a man and didn't lose my virginity until I was 27. I never had much luck with women in my younger years. You still have time to find the right man. People are living longer now. I never married a woman but I date some every few years for fun. Good luck.

Would you rather not ever being born? They gave you life, you are old enough to do something about it now instead of just complaining about it. You sure you wasn't the 1 who pushed good guys away, perhaps you didn't think you wasn't good enough for them? I know people who were very poor and they went out and made a good life for themselves, maybe you should start trying that yourself.

As, an adult, you control your own future. My parents were POOR, too. Like go to bed hungry because there was no food, find of poor. They did the best they could. It made me driven, so that my daughter will never know that struggle. Perhaps it is time for you to take charge of yourself.

im the same way and never had a boyfriend either and im 59, never been kissed either,never dated, never married, never had kids, my parents were the type that never hugged, wouldnt allow us to have friends over, i think my mother mightve been mentally ill too. mine spilled over into adulthood too,not sure what to tell you except ive been going thru the same thing, maybe you should get some counseling,it might help you out and getting a pet might help too, ive picked up other people's dog and they kissed me when no guy will

You have been posting now for 3 years about your abusive father.

Approaching 30 years old you still live with him though.

Seems its easier to stand still and blame him for your lack of progress in life, rather than you actually getting out there and start LIVING your life.

Why do you think doing nothing is better than doing something?

OK you MIGHT fail at some things, but that is how we learn, through experience.

That's unfortunate, but what exactly is your question?

so now u re wallowing in self pity? I had a crappy childhood too / my parents were dirt poor and my father was a philandering alcoholic, so everything that came went immediately. never ever did I make that excuse for any of my failures. neither it ever was an obstacle for anything / I had a lot of friends, lots of them were from as well poor families, was dating, now i have a very comfortable life style , i am very happily married and have 3 children who are grown up. lots of people had bad childhood, only losers find it as an excuse for their failures. normal people make their ow life. u re 26, certainly u should be with a good education, a job and own apartment by now and not poor? or u still blame your parents for your failures at 26? and what your parents being poor has anything to do with u being still a virgin?

I'm the same. I never really developed good social skills growing up because my parents didn't have any social skills and people didn't like me because I was "poor". I lived in a small town and my parents were both mentally ill and the town weirdos. Throw into the mix a deep distrust of men and paranoia of people in general you get a single cat lady for life. Get pets, doesn't have to be cats, at least they won't let you down (unless they die) and don't judge you for your social status and all that bullshit.

That's a sad story, now what is your question? This is a Q&A site.