I've reached new heights of loneliness today

Today I made myself a normal breakfast, nothing fancy, but as I ate it I felt different, and I realised I've not had a proper breakfast with anyone else since my first year of uni 15 years ago. <br><br>I've always been single. <br><br>I have no friends, and don't talk to anyone outside of work. <br><br>I've come to the conclusion I'll be alone for the rest of my life. I'm a bit gutted because I'm still in my mid thirties, and I know loneliness is just going to get worse, I'll just be another sad old bloke who used to be a normal guy, sat with a dog drinking beer and staring out the window to my back garden.<br><br>I see couples in shops everyday grinning at each other, I even see skiffs holding hands, or kissing, and it makes me so sad.<br><br>I've tried hard to break this isolation. I've joined clubs, tried dating apps, volunteered, gone to the gym, learned new skills, gone on holiday, pretty much exhausted all avenues and nothing has ever worked. I'm a nice guy, I'm generally very happy, but I'm just very lonely, and I've always been very lonely. <br><br>I just feel like there's a hole that can never be filled. I've normalised it by now, but when I think about it, it's a very horrible feeling.