Do we want what we can't have?

Why is it that, in the world of today, woman everywhere find it hard to find love just around the corner? Wouldn’t it be best if, during our daily walk to work or just as we got on the train, some handsome young man with unforgiving charm would look our way? His voice would be warm, his lips would be soft and his scent would be intoxicating. Of course he would know all the right things to say. And with eloquent skill he would produce a single piece of paper, stating his single phone number to his single house where he lived his single, little life…
But, no. The Goddess of dating doesn’t always seem to be so kind. She hides romantic notions and friendly smiles even in forbidden faces. But when you think about it; why is that? Is it the fact that after a maybe brutal past relationship or nasty break-up you want to indulge yourself in a sweetly flavoured fantasy? Do we just need something to focus on for as long as we remain alone, adrift in the sea of hope and doubt?
Could it even be that the thought this unavailable factor brought to our reality provided us with the perfect protection? Because as long as there is another woman in the game and he is holding her hand, at least we can’t get hurt. Those questions can resound in your head thousands of times because love sometimes just doesn’t seem fair or logical.
But there is a saying that goes; life is what we make it. And I suppose that fully includes our love-lives – miserable as they may be. So tell me; do we merely want to enjoy the hunt without the down-side of having to drag along our secured prey or do we really more than often fall for the completely wrong guy?