A good friend of my dad never had a serious GF until he was 42. I watched him date the EXACT same type over and over hoping for a different result and it never happened. Finally he met a very nice lady who was a homebody just like him. She is even a Hammer Horror buff just like he is. I know for a fact that he'd given up hope of ever meeting someone. He'd be so desperate for company there were times he'd call me to see if I wanted to hang out or just chitchat. You know you are desperate for company when you are calling your friend's kids to hang out. Then at one of his horror conventions BAM!! he met this this lady and she was the total opposite of what he'd always gone for. 10 years later they are still together. I truly believe there's always hope for finding someone.