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I've seen at least 3 different ways Shinji progressed and developed and how it turned out in the events of EoE. And for alot of us SRW fans, we consider the good ending of SRW Alpha 3 to be the best possible and most satisfying outcome. Where Shinji faced the same problems as he did in the anime, but had positive influence from many other people and through that he was able to straighten out his thoughts and overcome the problems. He took up his responsibility as an EVA pilot and worked with the other Children.
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No, you see, that's functional to the way society (and the Japanese society in particular) works.
In the original series, Shinji is nothing like that. Shinji represents the revolution of the alienated individual within society. The realization that something stinks with the way we're being taught to "get over it", proposing the idea that we're being divided by the very society that's supposed to integrate us together. This is nothing groundbreaking in artistic themes in general, but it is notable in anime in particular. See
Simoun for a clearer representation of what I mean--both shows touch very similar themes in different ways, even though they're, in outside appearance, completely different beasts.
Nothing of the sort is ever even suggested if Shinji grows up and gets on with his life.