I have no regrets.
Hobbying is great but it's artificial. I wish for younger men to have more natural experiences before they supplement.
I can agree with that - however, the younger men these days spend all their time on social media and their devices and don't develop the proper social skills.
I agree that the internet has led to a lack of development of young peoples' social skills. In the case of my son he would always choose to do transactions via the internet rather than in person. Basically he was introverted and that was a way for him to avoid face to face interactions.
I believe it also hampered his approach to dating. Even though he is a good-looking guy in his mid-twenties he has just recently started dating. The first time it was because a young lady approached him at a party, so he did not have to take the initiative. After he had "broken the ice" he started using online dating services. He is enjoying that, but finds first dates awkward, and hates the unavoidable lulls in the conversation.
On top of that he used to jack off regularly to porn on the internet, which in my opinion gives young guys in general the wrong expectations regarding sex. First of all he has an average size dick (just like his old man), and is probably intimidated by the hogs the porn stars are sporting. Also he may be expecting a "female porn star" response from the young ladies he has sex with, and in turn they may be surprised at what he might try to do to them, thinking its perfectly normal cuz that's what he saw on the net.
My first intercourse was with my girlfriend, back before even porn videotapes were available. I thought it was amazing! I started seeing sp's when I was in my late 20's during dating lulls before my first marriage, and while it was enjoyable, it wasn't as good as the good sex I sometimes experienced with my girlfriends. I'm glad that is how my initiation into sex developed.
Now, after 2 marriages, and no desire for a third, I find mpa's and sp's to be the least complicated and most certain way of having my sexual desires fulfilled, without the even higher expense and complications of dating.
Besides, to paraphrase the old Groucho Marx joke where he says he wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have him for a member, I don't want to date any woman who would want to date me...