The language of your post makes it sound like you tried to use IM as if it were an alternative to direct action. IM is a powerful mechanism, but it will fail utterly if you try to remove yourself from the equation and deny your personal role in the manifestation process.
IM is not a substitute for action. It is action's synergistic partner.
Did you actively back up your intentions with focused action? Or did you go into this with the expectation that these things would somehow magically arrive while you sat passively waiting for them? To do the latter is to corrupt every intention with the silent addendum, "Never mind."
Remember that your physical self is part of this universe. When intentions begin to manifest, you must welcome them with action. Genuine opportunities attracted by IM typically arrive wearing work clothes.
You mentioned having no girlfriend. How many dozens of women did you personally ask out on a date after setting the intention?
I'm probably going to have to write an article to connect the dots between IM and direct action. Many people seem to think the Law of Attraction is a substitute for action, when it's really nothing of the sort.
To use a business analogy, IM is like your marketing dept, and direct action is your sales force. The first brings prospects in the door. The second closes them. Ideally they work synergistically, even though they operate via different assumptions, rules, and mechanisms.
When you set an intention via IM, you must tune yourself to notice its reflections. When they arrive pounce on them.
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