Reason #6: People out there are really F***ed up. I mean this in the nicest way possible, and hey, I’ll include myself. Each of us has our own repertoire of emotional baggage, unresolved issues, and unrealistic expectations of others, which is magnified in the dating realm. In a committed relationship we tend to unconsciously tolerate a lot of this in our partner, until the other person or our situation seems intolerable. Once we are single again, we become highly scrutinizing and intolerant. Or, we just dive in, and that usually ends up messy.