are females too picky when it comes to dating.
do females expect too much from males.
are females lazy when it comes to the dreaded world of dating.
do males put in all the effort when it comes to seeking an companion.
do males have a busy life that does not revolve around females.
I'm going to be quite frank. I am a female, so yes this is a bias approach on the subject, because I've never had the opportunity to experience what it is like be a boy. I have had the great pleasure of dating some fine lads and some not so fine lads.
education about the type of person you want to find isn't being picky, it's being smart.
replace the word "picky" with the word "educated" or "smart"

example two, years after the first, two best friends that knew so much about each other and still learned more everyday, attraction was mutual, both of us played hard to get for an appropriate amount of time. I had learned to pick up red flags and was constantly on the look out while slowly liking him more and more. everything fell in line, same ideas, similar interests, different enough to keep thing interesting. I was picky, but he had great qualities, still a break up happened and we don't see each other any more but it helped me learn the best thing I could've learned when it comes down to being picky.
well basically I'm happy with my dating life because of my "pickiness"
a woman should have expectations when dating a man, as should a man have expectations when dating a woman.
the expectations should be chosen with a reason behind it, not just because.
examples:
educated with a good career - have a stable monetary life. good reason.
attraction - very important, to quote amy pond from doctor who...

similar/different interests - doing things together is what brings people closer, like learning switch on a snowboard. but having different interests is just as important, ever heard of 'me' time.
laughing - it's a given, laughing is über important.
[insert personal quality - reason here]
it's a common known fact that when men and women court the man "should" ask the woman out. the man "should" pay. the man "should" do this or that. however, it does not make the woman lazy. so you think the customs are wrong, they aren't just talk to each other find what jives for both of you.
and males don't put in all the effort when it comes to finding a companion, when a girl goes up to talk to a boy. effort. when a girl suggests phone number exchange. effort. when a girl will drive out to your place to play video games or watch psych. effort. when a boy asks a girl out. effort. when a boy pays for dinner. effort. when a boy makes the first move. effort. it takes two.
yes yes yes a boy's life absolutely does not revolve around a girl. the girl should not expect it to.
boys have jobs. boys have school. boys have family. boys have friends. boys have alone time.
girlies get a job. girlies go to school. girlies spend time with the family. girlies plan a girl's night. girlies it is okay to take some alone time. most girls know this I know. I'm just saying it simply because we forget. AND BOYS... the reverse applies to you too.