Therein lies the problem.

There is no ethereal "one". This a whimsical myth purported by various forms of media so they can better shove their inane puppy-love bull**** down our respective throats and acquire vast sums of money in the process. Romeo and Juliet? To hell with the both of them! Ehem... Pardon me ... Anyway, my point is, losing this one bloke, regardless of his credentials, shouldn't put you off from the whole dating thing entirely. There will be more blokes to come merrily along the path of life. You've just got to sniff them out.

Contrary to the aforementioned myths, it's quite common for the earlier romances of one's life to fail, often on epic proportions. (Mind you, I did not say all early relationships.) This is because first-timers oft know not in God's good name what they're doing (and, again, most first-timers are expecting the infatuation and adoration as seen on TV). Social skills, like any other skill, take a good deal of time to learn. And, like one unknown author once said, "Good decisions are based on experience. And experience is gained through bad decisions" (ten cool points to whomever can name the author). To paraphrase... you needn't be afraid of a failed relationship. Think of them, instead, as an opportunity to learn from mistakes.

Furthermore, with practice comes confidence in those skills I mentioned previously. And confidence is one of those noteworthy traits which wins the hearts of good men.