<human>: I am almost 25 years old, and have achieved very little so far due to having a very rough life. Now, for the first time, I am completely happy with who I am and am thoroughly enjoying living. I am now trying to find a relationship for the very first time. 
Since last October, I have been on many dates with nothing to come out of them. I am a very caring person, easy to get along with, and also quite attractive (I'm also a bit chubby, but hey). This shouldn't be so hard for me, yet it is. Multiple people have stopped responding to me, when everything went quite well on our dates and conversations. It's very troubling for me, as I know there's nothing wrong with me these days. Here's where it gets tricky.

I am sexually open, so it's not like I push people away due to impotence or anything. But I have never loved anyone, and it hasn't been very long that I have actually begun to love myself. I don't know what it's like to have loved and lost, and I feel that this is the only major thing that sets me apart from most people.

My question: What is it, Reddit, that keeps people from caring about others? I genuinely like any good person (no narcissism, bigotry, etc.) who has a good head on their shoulders, but I feel like people are generally ambivalent towards me, while I'm trying to get to know them so I can care about them. It's just what I need in my life, the last thing keeping me from being fully happy. What haven't I experienced that makes me only feel connected to people that, like me, have been through hell and back? For the record, the only people I have as friends who I don't love are the types that don't place value on things, are carefree, and just roll with the punches. Everyone else seems to just have their head up their ass while not being terrible people. Explain life to me, Reddit, I want to enjoy it.

P.S. - I realized I left gender out of this. I am a woman who mostly dates other women, but I sometimes date men as well.

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<bot>: I'm a great person who keeps getting bad luck. I've never loved before, I think that may have something to do with it.