This is interesting. I'm single, 43, and a lot of my friends have told me throughout the years that they don't know why i'm not married. Obviously I do'nt know for sure, but part of it that i'm often told i'm "intimidating" to men. I don't give the impression that I need them, i've travelled a lot (!), and since my last long-term relationship ended 10 years ago, i have noticed that on dates it's hard for someone to impress me - not in my eyes, but in theirs.They'll say, so I have this dream about going to NEw Zealand and going bungy jumping. "oh yeah, that was cool". Or, "i'd love to learn scuba diving and catch my own scallops"... yeah, that was fun. "everest base camp", vallee blanche, jungle trek, three peaks, big city marathons, mountain biking in the Himalayas, helicopter ride, Christmas shopping in New York....
ok, now I just sound really big-headed, and that's exactly what I mean. Obviously I would never ever spend a date banging on about all the things I've done. But the only people who ask me on dates are quite confident/arrogant and quite literally think that I am a trophy. Most recent relationship was actually more successful, in that sense, as he didn't know very much about me and I was so keen on him that we talked about plans and life, and his impending trip, most of the time.
Since 2011, I haven't had a relationship that lasted longer than six months, so I guess i've been through six boyfriends and ended five of those.
But apart from the above-mentioned trophy problem, the other thing is that i have become more and more picky. I also probalby have a bit of prickly pear exterior because I don't want to get hurt. Plus I like to do what I want when I want, and I don't want to be told what to do or where to put my stuff, when to go to bed, what to eat, what to wear or what i'm thinking (yes that happens).
So maybe I'm an entitled show-offy princess!! That's actually quite possible.