Article: Pulling a Ruth, part 1

"We weren't dating and the relationship was platonic. But I was hopeful." This describes too well the situation that a person can get into. Sure, they acknowledge the fact that they are just friends with with the other person, but they're in the relationship hoping for more.
"Mary talked about why the times we live in make it so hard for marriages to form. 'The culture we live in is anti-marriage,' she said. 'So many of the customs and unwritten social rules that once helped bring young men and women together, now seem to pull them apart.'" I think there's truth in this.

Pullng a Ruth, part 2

It's frustrating that this article seems to place the fault all on guys.

Here's another article on the same topic: Office Hours: Coming Un-Clued