Instead of risking heartbreak & depression, why not have a roster of contacts to non-committed-date, bang, kick it with, co-habitat with, etc. Long-term relationships & a shared vision for a committed family life is a relic of a long-gone culture that's foreign to ours today, as times have practically 100% entirely changed. Settling down & falling in love in modern society is basically role-playing a foreign relic of the yesteryear.

I can almost guarantee you this lifestyle will catch on, across all races, demographics, & politics in the West, in due time. It used to be reserved for celebrities, etc who couldn't logistically live a White Picket Fence lifestyle - now even the commoner can't hold that either.

You could still get that feeling of acceptance, inspiration, appreciation, love, and all the big & small things that you'd do in a regular relationship too, all the while still hanging out with friends & family, pursuing your life, goals, etc...You just wouldn't be risking the high likelihood of having your life crumble in a debilitating heartbreak, as you're in the prime of your life of your life.

Long-term relationships & love is dead dead because our society doesn't foster them, however the flipside balancer is we also have a set of economic & personal freedom to figure out a new lifestyle to make up the difference.