In April 2024, TikTok user Mia Chard decided to get really vulnerable about a difficult part of her life.
In the video, she began, “I’ve been single my entire life.” She noted that she was just months away from turning 42 and, she said, “I’ve never had anybody love me or desire me or want to be with me.”
“I’m bringing this up because I’m lonely and sad and the world is hard and horrible,” she said, noting that while she loves family and friends, it’s not the same. “It’s a different kind of loneliness if you’ve been single all of your life.”
“I’m always told sometimes as a single person that it’s not easier on the other side,” Chard explained in the video. “So I guess I just wanted to say to people who get this feeling that you’re not alone and I know that it’s difficult, but I also know that there’s a certain …