We're supposed to start from nowhere and compete with people who have 15-20 years of sex dating experience by the time we're wizards
It also means that people have had just as many years of drama, bullshit and mindgames and are finally ready to be open and honest with each other instead of wasting the other person's time.*
*Or at least I really, really hope that is the case because I got really badly burned in my 20s and am just now starting to open up to women again.