She says dating had become "fruitless", citing the seemingly endless choice that dating apps offer as a factor, with fewer people wanting to commit. But going it alone would be "a big decision ...

The answers require heavy work and sacrifice, not fruitless do-gooding that has been tried, tested, and found wanting, time and again. Much as I've learned to couch criticism in gloves ...

What’s significant about the return of “Cindy” is that it proves one character’s efforts, as seen early on in Part 2’s plot, are fruitless, given how her behavior has yet to change.