Way too many girls in this world qualify as "complete jerks" in ths case. I also like how vandalism because instantly legal after a break-up. For example, I had a substitute teacher for my 12th grade literature class who, during study hall, demanding the boys sit on one side of the room and the girls on the other. She then proceeds to brag about how she scratched up her ex's car because he did something meaningless that any human being with any sort of life might accidently do someday. I forgot what it was. She then proceeds to tell the boys in the class that they're inferior to women, and that they deserve to be treated like sub-human creatures -- which the girls just adore (I WONDER WHY I DON'T DATE)... worst part about it was that I was the only person in the room who tried to prove her wrong. As in, I was the only person who, to her face, said that what she did was morally wrong and against the law. We discussed it after class, where she used circular logic to tell me, flat out, that I was wrong, and just would not listen to anything I said. I explained this to the administration and I don't thing anything was done. Ergo, vandalism after a break-up is PERFECTALLY ACCEPTABLE TO SOCIETY.
I have similar problems as smfan, although I do consider myself mature enough to date, looking at other people who consider themselves mature enough to date. By that standard, smfan, you're also probably mature enough to date.
I've never asked anyone out, but I have been asked out, once, in high school. The result was described earlier in this thread.