Life moves forward, and so do we as human beings.

As you move along in life and have educational, professional, and financial success, your expectations in a potential boyfriend grow.

You won’t see anything unusual about this.

After all, so much of what you now expect in a potential boyfriend is aligned with your accomplishments in life so far.

You worked hard to earn your university degree, get a great-paying job that has since rewarded you with multiple promotions, and gain more notoriety on social media, among other accomplishments.

You expect that whoever is lucky enough to become a boyfriend of yours meets these requirements, if not better.

This mindset makes sense to you, but here’s the issue with it.

As time goes by and you continue to achieve more success in your life and have more memorable and expensive personal experiences, such as travel, it further elevates what you expect to find in a potential boyfriend.

A potential boyfriend you expect to have had a history of successes and extravagant life experiences as well.

Unbeknownst to you, as you have gotten older and become more accomplished, what you expect in a boyfriend has risen so exponentially that the men who meet these requirements are a very small percentage of the general population.

You are no longer as open to dating a man who doesn’t have or make much money, especially in comparison to you, as you were when you were in your teens or early twenties.

At this stage in your life, you won’t accept anything less than a man who is as accomplished as you are or better.

On account of this mindset, the fact that you still don’t have a boyfriend isn’t surprising.

There are several women in your position.

Now older and more accomplished, their expectations for what they want in a potential boyfriend have dramatically risen.

The men who qualify are by far in the minority, which makes these men exceedingly valuable to women at large.

These men are so much in demand; they know that they don’t have to settle down with any one woman, at least not for a while.

He takes advantage of the reality that so many women want him.

This is unfortunately where lots of these women find themselves stuck in situationships where they are sleeping with a desirable man who won’t commit for months or years on end.

It’s likely you have already experienced something like this.

Several times over the years, even.

There is a reason why this keeps happening.

These men are highly desired and sought after by women.

This gives him the luxury of choice, preventing him from wanting to commit to any one woman.

The truth is that if you are being honest with yourself, there isn’t a lack of men who are interested in you.

There are male friends in your life who would date you in a heartbeat.

Not to mention all the DMs you receive from men on social media that remain unread, or the myriad of messages you receive from men on dating apps.

You choose to ignore these men because they don’t meet the requirements you want in a man.

This is what keeps you single.

You are looking for a man who checks all the boxes, from looks to social status to wealth.

As long as you maintain this standard, you will continue to struggle to find a boyfriend.

It’s not that you should lower your standards significantly.

However, consider qualities in a potential boyfriend you can do without.

Keep your deal-breakers by all means as long as they are reasonable.

But wherever you can make adjustments by removing a requirement, do so.

This widens the number of available men out there that have the potential to be a fitting boyfriend to you.