Young love is a business. They want to be Kristen Stewart, Rachel McAdams, Claire Danes — the one falling so deeply for the boy promising them everything — and at no point does it appal them: the disconnect between what's happening on screen and what happened to them in real life. Men are no different. Though they often feign cynicism and pretend young love barely even exists, their denial of what happened is the same: They can't stand looking backwards and admitting the truth. It's in this period of young love that many of our wounds and insecurities are created — the same wounds and insecurities that keep us from finding a present-day love to make us happy. Perhaps if we found it easier to look back, we'd find it easier to heal those wounds and move on with our lives.
An idea on why there seems to be a lack of desirable dates: Most people want better than what they have to offer. We all would be better off if we really took stock of where we are, and then acted accordingly. If you want more, then expect to have a lot of lonely nights. As for me, I am basically out of the running. Being an older woman is really low on the social scale. Men my age want younger bodies, and of course I am not interested in some older manor even one of the same age.
For some reason Ameriican porno actresses bore the shit out of me. When they begin talking during hookup and don't have a foreign accent, it's an instant turn-off.