What is necessary to be content in life?

Ok lets take this one thing at a time. 21 isn't that old so not to have been in a relatinship isn't as big a deal as you're making it out to be. You're mixing and love as the same thing they aren't. You don't need love to have a child so that nixes your argument on that matter. Your idea of life as been shaped by your parents relationship and if you say that you're a person who is intellegent than you know there are always two sides to a story. You can't base your life on something you don't know any thing about. That's not smart, You need to do some research and to find people who have really spent time together and who love each other in the long run. I have a family who have spent more than 20 years together and who still love each other. My parents and aunt and uncle are the best example they have been married 65 and 55 years respectively. I have family members who didn't stay together more than 18 months. Should I live my life looking for the best in life or the worse??? Which one do you think I will attract if I only look at one side of the story?? You don't need a lot of friends growing up I only had two good friends and I stayed friends with both of them until one died. I was friends with her for over 40 years and the closes person to me now out side of my family I've known for almost 30 years. I wouldn't change those relationships for a dozen others. You have to admit that your parents aren't a great role model and to find some that are better. You admit that you're depressed you have to get out of the depression before you realize how much that colors your perspective on life. Get the help that you need, Mature a little more and see if your perspective doesn't change when you mature.