We often hear the phrase there are more fish in the sea when we have recently gone through a breakup. The phrase simply means that there are many more people available  to us for a dating or romantic relationship. It is a cliche phrase that is used all too often but is offered to give one hope when it seems that their future is dismal. Coming out of a marriage where I felt unwanted and undesirable in my late twenties I thought I wouldn't find someone wanting to date me.  I got on all the dating apps and thought there has gotta be someone out there for me, I mean there truly is more fish in the sea. However the first fish that I caught was not as great as it first seemed it was a catfish.