Love Triangle vs. Lovelessness
Imagine the situation. Ann is a lonely girl. She has a few friends and many associates but if we take her situation in general – she is lonely in the crowd of many people. She once was in love but it all fell apart and since then she has been very cautious and incredulous regarding people's words, promises and even actions.
Of course, causal encounters took place but their short-time flavour was immediately erased and she continued living her typically lonely life – no unhappiness implied, just a pure facts-facing procedure. Ann concentrated on things like work or music (she was very much into playing guitar and constantly made up something creative regarding her musical world) without thinking about her private life and its absence.
However, there came one sweet day when she met Ryan. She liked him and they started dating. She felt he could be the one and would probably have no doubts if she hadn't met Bryan in a few months. That was the moment when she started wallowing in doubt and dating the two guys without letting either of them know about her dubious feelings.
Indeed, these situations happen often i.e. when you are all alone without having or wanting anyone and then BANG! You are torn between two people (and approached by even more!) and still lonely in your world of inability to make a choice let alone making an ideal man especially for herself out of the imperfect two.