@FrothySolutions
Assuming you're not a troll...
Your OP sounds exactly like me when I started this journey. Naive, depressed, but with some logic, and a strong desire to avoid the bullshit. You want help, but you don't quite understand the path in front of you. I started the journey as a 30ish year old virgin.
I've been at this for years making slow and steady progress. I still have a long way to go.
You want clear answers and direction on how to reach your goal? Here you go...
1. Find a therapist that specializes in CBT for social anxiety. The reason you are a 49 year old virgin is because you have many negative, limiting, incorrect thoughts and beliefs in your head, and you've probably had them for decades. CBT will help correct them.
2. If you're 49, you should have enough money for a seduction coach. Hire one ASAP. This will be the fastest way to learn how to seduce women.
3. How do you live happily despite not reaching your goal yet? The answer is to find happiness in the present moment. Try it right now. Seriously. Try it. Try focusing your thoughts on the actual NOW. Not 20 years ago, not 10 years in the future. Not 2 minutes ago, not 1 hour from now. Try to find the exact present. Now, create your own happiness in the present moment. If that means listening to a song, that's okay. If that means watching TV, that's okay. Work on feeling good in the exact present, as often as you can.
4. I also had difficulty finding interest in any hobbies at the start of my journey. That is until I realized.... getting good with women is a hobby! Making seduction a hobby is generally frowned upon, but in this case I don't think it's a problem. You want to get better with women and you have a STRONG motivation to do it. Good. Make it your focus in life, as it should be for someone in your situation.
5. Understand that the #1 problem with anxiety is it causes you to not take action. Always take action, and you'll always be making progress.
Good luck! If you put in the work, I firmly believe there is light at the end of the tunnel that involves lots of sex with beautiful, young women. I believe you can do this!