Eh, I've tried. Getting lost in things like hobbies or interests never satisfy me completely. I still love drawing, writing, art, video games, etc., but I can never get rid of this feeling of loneliness. I guess that makes me clingy and desperate, and that's why people are driven away. Still, I don't want to waste my time being so materialistic and would rather spend it with people who matter to me. Letting myself get sucked into my own little world has only been a way to sleepwalk through life, with absolutely no purpose or progress.
Not that I'm really actively looking for anyone. I'll be damned if I'm going to put anyone on a pedestal and jump through hoops for them. There are some hings I need to work on, if only because I'd be embarrassed, but otherwise I see no going in going out of my way to impress someone. I'd probably have a better chance at finding someone good for me if I just take a passive role and let them be assertive.
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About suffering they were never wrong,
The Old Masters: how well they understood
Its human position; how it takes place
While someone else is eating or opening a window or
just walking dully along...