Been reading the posts on this thread, and have had to smile fondly at some of my memories!
A message to all the guys that have posted... this sad experience of chasing skirt is called "GROWING UP". Surprisingly, it happens to the vast majority of the male population.
Getting rebuffed by the HAWT girlie in the 2nd row of class is pefectly normal...we have all been through it at one time or another; as is seeing the girl of your dreams being pulled by your best mate, leaving you to mop up the mess.
Then one day, out of the blue, it happens! You meet THE girl that you want to spend the rest of your life with, she feels the same way.. you spend a fortune on a wedding, a house, etc... Later on a few kids come along, and all is bliss.
Then the bitch decides that you don't earn enough, or that you have too much middle-age spread, or whatever.. goes to see a nice friendly divorce lawyer, screws you out of everything, and leaves you skint, lonely, and homeless.
Then the cycle repeats itself a few times, and you find yourself posting on forums again.........
...remembering the GOOD OLD TIMES when you were young!