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I think that "I have had interest expressed by many people in the past to help out" shows some social proof and "when it comes to really getting down to it and doing real work, that interest dissipates very rapidly" is further evidence that most people can't do this sort of thing.

I think that at some point, you either find someone from the interested group who is able to do this sort of thing, or you come to terms with not getting a partner. I'm not sure what other route there is - maybe someone posted one.