You match with someone online. She’s gorgeous, witty, and her bio says she loves hiking, coffee, and “deep conversations” — your kind of person. You spend a week texting back and forth, trading jokes and late-night stories, feeling that rare spark you can’t fake. Finally, you meet in person. She’s even more beautiful than her pictures… but spends the first 40 minutes glued to her phone. You try to steer the conversation, but it feels like talking to someone halfway in another world. By the end of the night, you’re both polite, say “let’s keep in touch,” and never speak again. You walk home thinking, Dating in your 30s is like fishing in a crowded lake — lots of bites, but very few keepers.