Does this help explain not finding the right RW?

[ML]

Too many dating choices can leave singles lonely
Today at 17:58 | Associated Press

In the dating world, having too many options may leave you in the lonely hearts club.

British researchers analyzed speed dating to see if singles offered a wide variety of potential dates had a higher chance of meeting a partner. They didn't.

Researchers found that the more choices people had in potential dates, the more likely they were to end up on their own, according to the study published Wednesday in the British journal Biology Letters.

Experts analyzed the romantic decisions made by nearly 4,000 men and women at 84 speed dating events in the U.K., where single people had three minutes to talk to dozens of potential suitors.

They found people faced with a wide variety of partners — with different interests, jobs and physical traits — were more likely to choose no one at all.

People were also more likely to find a date if their prospective partners were more alike.

When similar people were involved in events with only 50 single men and women attending, organizers found they received about 123 proposals from the singles, meaning they wanted a future date with someone they met at the event.

But when the speed dating sessions included a larger number of people covering a broader range of interests, organizers only got about 88 proposals.

Alison Lenton, of the University of Edinborough who led the study, said too much choice might be overwhelming or confusing for people, and ultimately lead to no dates at all.

[wicheese]

I would agree with this 100%.  We tend to get too picky. 

Plus, we might have someone as our number one, but they might have us as number 3 and by the time she moves onto #3 because the first two options fell through, then we're long gone.  Hence the paradox of online dating...

[Turboguy]

I do agree that the article makes a lot of sense.  In my early days when there were tons of beautiful women who were writing me but traveling to them was hard to arrange due to the need to use snail mail and geting there was much harder I think I was sometimes almost afraid to commit because there were so many other great cantidates. 

I am sure if I were hunting for a new suit and walked into a store with 5000 suits my size, it might be far more difficult than a store with 15-20 my size. 

[Muzh]

The researchers just described the kid in the candystore syndrome. I was reading an article, I believe, in Newsweek regarding the same. Too many opportunities for sex (dating) will keep the young population single and unattached.