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Photo by Kelly Searle on Unsplash. Instead, they are preparing themselves to experience life alone, well into their golden years. During a time when social media and digital apps have made it easier for people to connect, many of its users report never feeling more alone. For author Casey Hamilton , 33, the answer to experiencing the next phase of his life with another Black gay man after several hurtful and disappointing past relationships is a resounding no.

Of course, I was very young and in college. Looking back on his college days, his sheltered upbringing in Baton Rouge and his introduction to life as a Black gay man in Atlanta, Hamilton hints at being socially unprepared for the experiences that would inform his future decisions regarding relationships. So when everything finally happened, it happened really fast. I got a boyfriend.

I forgave all that stuff.

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And in between that, I dated some other people. While Hamilton points to the dysfunction that existed within this early relationship, he tells The Reckoning that it was his most recent relationship that ended as quickly as it began during the early days of the pandemic that forced him to reevaluate if love from another Black gay man was attainable. But for it to end how it did was a real big disappointment, especially knowing that I gave this time.

This was me at my most honest, my most communicative, my most attentive. So knowing that even when you give to someone that you can still get the same result, I felt defeated. A recognizable face in entertainment circles in Atlanta, Alvarez says it often becomes difficult to determine if a potential partner is interested in him or what he can do to advance their careers. He tells The Reckoning that before he became more comfortable with himself, he experienced additional dating challenges because of his gender presentation, which leans into the feminine.

I haven't had sex, like, real sex in maybe three years. But his hope in finding and maintaining a relationship has quickly diminished.

I think it's going to work out. Then they go ghost on the iPhone. And so that makes you not hopeful. Photo by Olhar Angolano on Unsplash. While it has yet to happen for Alvarez or Hamilton, it happened for Corey Punzi , 46, a marketing consultant and single father to year-old son, Kaleb. Punzi met his ex-husband on Facebook in In the short span of a year, Punzi proposed—the couple married in June , and by September , they were filing for divorce—leaving Punzi and his son without stable housing and having to rely on the kindness of friends and expensive hotel stays after being asked to leave the marital home owned by his ex.

I had a little two-seater Mercedes. In the weeks and months following their split, Punzi says he had both an emotional and physical reaction to their divorce. It increased my anxiety. It increased my depression. I would get hives. I don't want to have somebody ask me how this relationship negatively impacts my son.

For both Hamilton and Alvarez, ageism is an ever-present threat that makes dating even more difficult and an easier choice for them to pursue lifetime bachelor status. I love being Black and gay, but it's based on very physical things.