How do I keep going in life?

Inthecraphole
I met this 17 year old girl on a dating site. We really hit it off and were talking on a daily basis for a month.

She was just the girl I wanted. She had never had her first love before and never had a boyfriend. I have sought a girl like that for years, as I only wanted a girl without a romantic past.

She was homeschooled her entire life and was rather sheltered. She had never been on a date before.

This past weekend, after a month of talking, I drove about 9 hours up to Michigan from Tennessee to meet her. We had lunch and walked around her town. I held her hand. After a few hours of seeing her, she had to leave to pick up her brother. On the way back to the hotel, she told me she couldn't meet for dinner. I told her to be honest and she pretty much said it wasn't going to work out.

I was crushed. The next morning I drove home and messaged her to try to get an explanation. She couldn't give me any reason except she didn't feel a connection. She not only did not want to be friends, but she completely cut me off and blocked me.

The thing is, I am 27 and never had a real girlfriend. I have strict criteria of what I seek in a girl, and I am tired of starting over. I just feel I am going to end up alone for life, and I don't know how I am going to deal with that. I just hope I do not outlive my parents and be alone the rest of my life. I always wanted to have a girlfriend, a wife, amd a family, but I feel as if that will never become a reality.
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Anyone else? I am really hurt over this.
How do I keep going in life?
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