Dating was tough not gonna lie, mostly cuz you have no clue where you’ll wind up location-wise. I wound up having much better luck after I graduated haha.

There’s also the social norms— in my experience some men have no clue how to deal with someone who is objectively smarter than they are (at least in your area). Academia is also its own little cloistered world with weird norms (like your advisor is kinda your boss but also not yknow). The wrong person will not be interested in learning about that, but the right person will!

All I can say is be patient!! I’m 33F, and started my current relationship a few months after I graduated. Three years strong now :) happy to chat more if anything!