Sorry to hear things didn't go the way you wanted them to. I am personally in a relationship for nearly 2 years now and I'm having the best time of my life (par the few arguments every few months) but everything starts off as a seed. You can't expect too much at first, my gf and I were friends for nearly 3 months before we started dating and that's when I went for it after I knew she was interested.
I think it's always good to start with something small and build on it, at the end of the day good things come to those who wait as cliche as it sounds