Why is dating such a struggle?

I am 27m and have lived in Toronto for the past seven years and honestly, I went out with friends (despite not being more of a homebody) and it seems that the dating scene is either you’re meeting someone who is incredibly broken and doesn’t want a relationship, they already have a relationship, or they just wanna have fun. I mean to each his own I’m not knocking anybody for feeling the way they feel but it’s just funny like having a real connection with someone is one of the hardest things to do.

I usually like the simple things in life and I have big goals for myself. But everyone just seems to be more focused on the things that won’t serve them in the long run like impressing other people or being “popular”

Honestly, with time people grow so I understand that, but I do understand that there are some people that are young and they have the same type of mindset that I do. It’s just hard to find that or connect with certain people nowadays.