Hey guys, I’m (early 20s F) running into a problem where either I find out through casual conversation or through social media that a guy im interested in is taken. It’s like everytime they’re always already in a relationship. Either they’re married, engaged, or have a girlfriend. I don’t even get a chance to even ask them out.
And the worst part is, I feel like I have a really good gauge on leagues and my type is basically the guy version of girl next door. I just want a guy who’s sweet and in a similar stage in life as I am. I have two jobs (he only needs one and he doesn’t have to make a crazy amount), a car, just graduated from college (although that’s not a requirement), and since I’m saving up for a house while living at home, a guy living with their parents isn’t at all a dealbreaker.
My type physically is pretty wide and I don’t even really consider myself to have a physical type since it’s very heavily influenced by personality. And I feel like this should be helping me as well because there’s wider net to cast from?
Also, just to get it out of the way, I’m not overweight and I’m quite active (workout or hike 4-5x per week) and take great care of my physically appearance.
I feel like this was the same in college and I thought maybe I just needed to get a few more hobbies. I mostly play coed sports a few times a week and I feel like it’s placed me in close proximity to a lot of guys and women whom I’ve befriend, but no luck in the dating aspect.
So what am I doing wrong? Why is everyone already taken? Could the state I live in just have a higher ratio of women to men, therefore, everyone is already taken?
I’m so lonely and I feel like dating is a lost cause at this point.
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