Wouldn't say the dating scene is a fraud but it is definitely very very challenging. It is a very slow moving process where you are constantly testing and being tested. More often than not being rejected or you doing the rejecting is very common and most likely when you meet someone. Yet if and when you two finally click it is awesome. It is about taking risks and put yourself out there and be not afraid to get knocked down often.
Plus this is also why pay to play is such a great fall back to what is out there. With a few bucks in the envelope everything becomes honest and satisfactory.