I have found that as I have aged, that dating is very difficult. The longer you stay single, the more picky you become & your standards rise. It's going on two years now, since my last serious relationship and I honestly I'm already over dating! For the first time in my life, 8 months ago, I got ghosted by someone I really liked! There is a lot more to that story but bottom line, these days people aren't who they say they are. Also, I would recommend, NEVER dating someone out of state!
It's always the ones that you really like, something has to fall through in this "new" dating culture. I have found personally, the super nice guys, I tend to push away and the nice assholes I'm extremely attracted to. I call them nice assholes because they disguise who they truly are until they get what they want or they get nothing in return and it just ends up being a waste of time. I actually had a great conversation with one of my buddies last weekend, and he told me men love a challenge, and I replied back to him no that's what boys love. A real man knows exactly what he wants and won't play any games.
This generation has become all mind games and its absolutely horrid. I'd much rather be alone than be with someone who is constantly playing games with me because they don't know how to communicate. Communication is the key to any successful relationship. Unfortunately, in todays society people don't understand how to communicate worth a damn and it's a shame!