Some years ago I went through a pretty grueling divorce. It took a pretty heavy toll on my emotional stability and I had to step up my therapy to counter my suicidal tendencies. At one point my therapist recommended that I should get back in the field, try dating again. He specifically told me to try online dating, he claimed dating was like fishing and the internet was "the biggest fishing net out there."

At the time my self hatred was pretty damn high, so I was incredibly opposed to it. However, over time I warmed to the idea and decided to give it a try.

That was two years ago. Since then, I have spent these last two years using every form of online/mobile dating site/app I've been able to find. MeetMe, Skout, Tinder, Bumble, POF, OkCupid. I've even dipped into some of the more esoteric ones like Joyride, Hot or Not, Hi-5, the list is pretty extensive. I have researched and applied every technique to make myself more noticed, more appealing. Carefully crafting my pictures, all the wording in my bios.

Two years. Two years, and over those two years, across all those apps, after "Matching" with all those people, I have spoken to (not dated, not met up with)... wait for it... no-one. I have yet to speak to a single human being. I haven't had a single message responded to. I have a 0% success rate.

Two years.

What is wrong with me? What am I doing wrong? Why will no one talk to me?

I've literally gone from "maybe dating isn't such a bad idea" to "I just want someone to talk to me" and I don't know now much longer I can handle it.