How do you know when you've given up on(and this may have broader life implications as well)finding the "Love of your Life" or your Soulmate?

Are there indicators that will allow a person to know when they have given up?

I think(and I could be wrong) that the first indicator is that the person has given up on ever having Sex again. They have convinced themselves(even when their body is counter-indicating that it has)that Sex isn't important anymore. And that can be verified by their ballooning weight. Their thinking: "Nobody is going to want to touch me so why should I care about how I look physically?"

 Another indicator is that the Opposite Gender is now the enemy.(Sidebar... for those of you of a different sexual orientation than I: I am not slighting you. I have to go with what I know. That saying,"You cannot lead where you don't go; You cannot teach what you don't know" bears applying here. And as far as "knowing"... You are right. No Phd here. No special training. Just human intuition. I hope that is good enough. Anyhoo...) For instance: You're a Lady in the proverbial Super Market and you look up and see a Hunk coming towards you with two pieces of meat in his hands and he says,"Hi, I can't decide which of these would be better to grill on my Hitachi(HUGE hint that he is single). Now...if your "radar" is up, you will gravitate towards his left hand, checking for avalibility status. But.. NO.. you have given up on finding that love for your life and you look at the meat, give him and answer and you don't EVEN swish as you leave.

 OR.. You are male and as you are driving home after getting that steak, you notice a Lady with legs heading toward tomorrow attempting to change her Car Tire. Being the Gentleman that you are, you change the tire, but not one time during the process do you ask the questions or make the hints that you normally would were your radar in match-making mode.

Now...if you are between 28 and 100. Male or female, why would you give up on THE most important aspect of your physical existence?(Gotta make the spiritual connection..."For this cause(developing a relationship with the opposite sex) shall a Man(Wo-man) leave Father and Mother. It does not make sense to me. I honestly don't understand why any Human Being capable of literally standing on thier two feet, having the ability to make the decision to go left on Myrtle Ave to avoid the Log-jam leading to the Freeway could decide to abdicate on thier personal lives.

Even if Life has put a Boulder or two in your path or given you some really hard outside pitches, why would you give up on YOU? Granted, you've been there, done that several times, but does that mean that your life is over? That you have to settle for You,Yours, and mine?  That you don't look for the gusto of being in a meaningful ADULT relationship? I'm glad that you can come home to Maude or Jethro. But 12 midnight is coming and as good as Bob(NO..the OTHER Bob) and his rabbit companions are, or no matter how good the Yellow Pages("let your fingers do the walking") are,nothing beats being held; nothing beats hearing the heart-beat of another, sharing what only two adults can share.

Folks...Life is too short to let "He/She didn't do me right" to stop you from having (Human)Joy unspeakable in your life. The question has been asked,"What's in your Wallet?" Here's another...  Whose in your personal life?