Sure a small minority of people are fortunate enough to have their first partner turn out to be their life-long marriage partner, but that is incredibly rare. Most people will not have a successful first relationship, only for the sheer fact that finding someone you're truly compatible with is hard.

Rather than riding any kind of "cock carousel", most women (like many men) are just serial monogamists who are, at their core, simply just trying to find the right person to fall in love with and stay with.

Girls are literally raised in a culture that forces the most unrealistic Disney junk upon us: We're given toys that resemble babies (complete with pushchairs, nappies, bottles, etc), makeup to play with to make sure we know we're valued for our beauty, and many young girls dream of falling in love with a handsome prince who will love them forever.

And then reality hits and we're forced to adjust our expectations because reality is not like this. People are complex, relationships and how people fit together, is incredibly complex. Life isn't a Disney movie.

Adult men who cling onto fairytale-like dreams about the female equivalent - essentially dreaming about fairytale Princesses - are every bit as unrealistic as women who still expect a Prince Charming. (Edit: or Prince Chadming? Sorry. Self-isolation might be getting to me at this point). Both are not based in reality, and expectations must adjust accordingly.