I never claimed to have great success, especially with the guild. My success time has already passed, well before I joined the guild, and that was when I had nearly a dozen active members in a group with me :p

I never expect success at this point; pessimistic as it may be, I anticipate the failure of roleplays, and I plan accordingly. My plan is simply integrating the gist into my own canons, but that has had the effect over time of making me picky to anything that is [i]not[/i] to my fine-tuned standards. I'm thus failing one of my own ideas of what a good roleplayer is - that is, someone who's quite flexible in terms of plots they can take on. But that's neither here nor there.

The guild really is like selling cookies, and everyone's tastes appear fickle. Or they buy your cookies, start eating them, and throw away the rest, either right in front of you or immediately out of eyesight so you have no idea what you did right or wrong. You could always ask for critique as to what you're looking for and how you present it, but even if your presentation is impeccable, you still have the guild culture of not thinking about long term investment and various degrees of picky standards. Conversely, you will sometimes find a good partner who will carry on to the end. Expect failure, and once in a while, be glad when you do get someone who lasts.

And if that wears on ya, your best bet is to probably just take a break for a while, clear up your ideas/mind/whatever else, and keep whoever is still going in the loop in the meantime. It's a good time to take a break anyways, given the guild still has its fits of slowness.