@ehBeth,
For me it is now hard to read how people just dive into oblivion on purpose as some guy or woman seemed to like them at one point. This may be true for some men too.
I made my own messes, so I don't want to sound arrogant.
A lot of this has to do with the girls/women being not strong on sense of self, the self esteem thing. (Not so much for me, I was more self expectant.)
To our poster, Monica - I would like you to move out of this morass, and not to suck a baby into it. Wait. When you find someone who actually loves you, go ahead.
A baby is not a doll.