Being a person who has been single for a year, with no more than a couple dates sporadically throughout, I can certainly understand where you are coming from. It's not easy to stay focused and positive and motivated to tackle the dating scene the longer time drags on without much success. You start to question your approach, wondering what is wrong with you, maybe wondering if your standards are too high, if you are ready, etc. etc. And it's true, your standards go down as time goes on. All you can really do is focus on what you can control: which is your job/school and doing well in that getting good grades and promotions, your health like working out and eating right, and doing things that make you happy. Also, you can sit around and wait for people to come to you, or you can put yourself into situations where you can meet new people and maybe take a little bit of the initiative. If you like somebody, maybe give them your number instead of waiting for them to get it from you. Success rate with special relationships are low, especially from a guy's point of view, you just have to keep putting yourself in those situations to maximize that rate.
I know that you really want somebody in your life, but be careful of being too dependent on somebody to be the secret to your happiness. The truth of the matter is you have to find that happiness on your own before you are happy with somebody else. I had to learn that the hard way, when I self destructed wonderful relationships because I was unhappy with who I was. You should want somebody in your life to enhance your happiness, not need them because you see no other way. There is a huge difference and a question you should ask yourself.
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