None of you are completely finished, at least I would hope not. I'm no writer or story teller so I'll try and correlate in a way that's captivating and not accusatory, but everyone on here still wants a lifelong partner.

The difference between you and the people that fall for their eyes are your standards, being as high as they are, make the process of finding that person to be a slim to no chance in hell. You've given up at that point if you think AWALT

Your standards should be high, they should be almost unreachable. It's a life partner, a teammate. And seeing as most of you have already committed to the AWALT mindset, you've lost nothing with still keeping the possibility of there being someone like that out there yet no distraction to the values that you hold

It's the evolution of society or the death of it for you to keep those values. Youve put the ball in their court and they'll fail on their own, but giving up that hope on both fronts is letting them win. Either you'll die alone as you've already come to terms with or you've everything to gain, which is how it should be

My point is dont let everyones stories completely discourage you. Use them as lessons and move forward how it's intended. I've met more women than not that are soulsuckers, but I have met good women. They are out there, just diminishing. You can't control over someone, but you can control how you react and praising the good in people is it's own shame to the bad. Remember to keep both in your mind and let relationships pan out with those values

You'll know and react accordingly, but dont forget about the good either