Hi Timberwolf...
Let me start off by saying welcome to Pixies' --- this is (as you're already discovering) a very supportive 'family' and we will do our best to help you out.
I do know all too well where you're coming from. I grew up in (and have just moved back to) a town of about 20 000 (well, it's more like 30 000 now, but still) where activities for youth were really limited. I also never met anyone I could date until I was 19 --- only the 'weirdos' asked me out, like the guy who threatened to commit suicide by jumping off the slide (oooh, a whole 5' drop) back in grade 4 if I didn't go to a movie with him. (I didn't go.
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Anyway, all of the advice given so far has been absolutely spot on. I really like what Master1012 said about getting to know people --- not as potential dates, but as people. You never know. I met my boyfriend in the library at university, waiting in line to use the photocopier. I was 19 then, and we've been together 2 1/2 happy years now. He's not your typical sex idol --- he has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair much of the time --- and if I'd been looking only for a date, I probably would not have paid him any attention. However, I was just out to be friends, and that has developed into such a beautiful, loving relationship.
In terms of more tangible solutions, it sounds like the whole job situation isn't helping any --- both in terms of cash flow and in terms of morale. I'm an employment counsellor for students, and if there's anything I can do to help you polish your résumés/cover letters/interview skills/job search techniques, I'm happy to help. PM me if there's anything I can do. (Same goes for any other under-employed members of the Pixies' family, I might add.)
Good luck to you, hun.
--- sweetstuff