" I never asked if you were married or in a committed relationship."
"Neither. I've had a couple of long-term relationships that didn't work out."
She laid her hand over his, and the warmth of her touch seeped through him.
"I'm sorry."
He shrugged. "It's okay. Just haven't found the right one."
"Sometimes they're not. Which doesn't mean it hurts any less when you find that out. "

― Jaci Burton , The Matchmaker's Mistletoe Mission (Boots and Bouquets, #0.5)