Oh my God. I was just Googling something and found a post that sounded familiar. That was me back in April 2002! Boy, talk about perspectives.
I now have my own place overseas. Dated a few but still not seeing anyone. But quite happy really... And the advice from the board members were so sagacious, in retrospect...
Stop being such a pathetic, where you are now makes a new guy feels like what you was six years ago...stop being a pessimist.