Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-5441128-20160229164240/@comment-26247132-20160229233959

It's not because you're a "nice guy" that there's no one out there; it's because you're attracting (or are attracted to) the wrong sort. The only advice for that I might give you is to be more discerning.

Being alone also gives you freedom. I don't have to take someone else's preferences or feelings into consideration when I make decisions. I can use my money how I want on what I want. I can blow $200 on a pair of shoes or donate it to charity if I feel like it. Hell, I decided a couple of years ago the week before New Year's that I wanted to go to Italy so I bought a ticket  and went (the airfare was ridiculously cheap). I would have never been able to do that if there was someone else holding me back.