TBH, I can relate to this statement not just with love and relationships...but life in general. I'm so used to people saying no, that anytime someone actually says "yes" it shocks me.
If you're trying to succeed in anything, you have to be used to rejection and failure. Especially if you're trying to be creative. It's almost like my life has been just periods (that don't last long)of success whilst watching people around me constantly stack up the Ws. Meanwhile, I have next to none. It made me salty for a bit, but I just accepted it is what it is.
I'm just used to rejection with women so much I don't even feel like trying and that's in the past.
Which sucks now that I'm older because I notice women are interested in me, but because I've been rejected so much...I honestly don't even feel like trying anymore or playing the game.
The life I envisioned in my head at 29 is nothing like the life I have now.