It absolutely sucks. So many people wanting the same old thing, women looking for their sitcom husband, looking to contribute little to the equation. So many guys living through the endlessly frigid relationships and being blamed for wanting more than to be just a placeholder. Coupled with the lack of trying that is embedded in the ethos of the area leads anyone with a minimal amount of sanity to just give up. Also, why in the world are women convinced that all other women who date are whores?