Nick I think you should leave your thread open. It's perfectly valid to ask for a romantic interest, as sometimes the people you rp with may not have that interest at all. Plenty of people don't enjoy romantic/erotic roleplay, and some people enjoy it immensely.
No harm in asking for someone who's interested in such things.
And some folks don't have the time to commit to a long, drawn out, friendship turned courtship turned relationship. I wish we all did, but sometimes we just don't.
"I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards and broken things."