They did not because they could not. No one can prepare you or help you find what you are looking for. What you need is love, not romance. Love, not more money. Love, not a new car.
Love is the only thing that can make the meantime worthwhile.
Once you find love, true selflove, and unconditional love for everyone all the time, things will look, feel, and be a lot better. Every living being wants to experience the light of love. The windows of our hearts and minds are streaked with past pains and hurts, past memories and disappointments. The windows are so clouded by fear, self-doubt, and inaccurate information that the light of love cannot shine through. In the meantime, we keep looking through the foggy window, trying to convince ourselves that what we see is the real thing.