I have tried that but I suspect that I haven't gotten an interview for any of those possibly on the basis of 'overqualified' for position...

I have had a couple of interviews in recent times. Hadn't heard from the first one and expect to hear from the second one within a fortnight. In the meantime I'll keep looking for others to apply for.

The date was a first time meeting with this particular individual. It was a pleasant enough interaction but there was no attraction on my part and most of the time he talked about himself. If I mentioned something about myself in relation to what he said, he'd somehow change the topic back to himself. I suspect he didn't even realize on a conscious level that he was doing that.

I think it is normal, especially meeting someone for the first time, to get to know the other person by asking questions of them, and he asked me only a couple of questions max. And when I asked why he chose to like me, he said he couldn't remember.