Ok so i'm a lot older than you ( 57) even if i feel 27 and my girlfriend says that i'm like (and i quote) a'hyperactive schoolboy'. I was about to challenge it when i remembered i'd only just been on a site and left a message about farting and quoting Beavis and Butthead. So i won't challenge that one. haha. But i've only just met her and before that i was just like you. I guess i kind of gave up. I'm a nice guy and i kind of thought surely some lady will see that and show some sort of interest in me but that never happened. About 6 months ago i had an epic fanny ( sorry epiphany) and realised i would be alone forever unless i made one (possibly) last effort. My lack of a partner has fuelled my low self esteem and they feed off each other ruining my life. BUTT (and i've got a big butt) I've found someone . And this could be love. I wake up thinking about her, i think of her during the day, i want to be with her and i see my future with her. So, as Prince Charles once said ' i love her' ( what ever love is). The only difference is 'I' mean it.
So don't give up. Get out there enjoy life as best you can. It can be lonely (i know- boy do i know) but if it's gonna happen it'll happen. I wish you well. Love and peace