Good for you! Giving up is the greatest act of self-respect and self-love you'll ever do. I got married for the first time at 51, and like you, had dated and dated, and was fed up. Three months after I called it quits and embraced my singleness, I met my husband. The lesson? Detach from the outcome, but always keep an open heart and mind. Don't close yourself off to love because it just might come when you least expect it.