Thanks for your comments, guys! I know I was being a little bitter in the original post, and I know I have been to blame for problems in some of my relationships (and, yeah, I've taken the easy way out and bailed on guys before too - maybe unfairly). I guess I just had a certain someone in mind and was overgeneralizing. I am having a good day today and just saying F**K IT in reference to him and the situation.
I do think there is some validity to my dysfunctional theory though... There is obviously a problem, which is depicted in many ways (i.e. divorce rates). Speaking of which, does anyone know about what "divorce" rates are for same-sex life partners? Maybe it's just that people are dysfunctional together, not just men and women.
Maybe I could get a grant from Harvard or something to research on male-female relations? (They could pay for all my going out - in the name of science...)