I started cycling again as an adult because a girl I wanted to date was a cyclist... that was well over 30 years ago and she is long gone from the picture.
Funny thing is that I became a non-driving cyclist for a number of years and dated other women while I was a non-driving cyclist.
I eventually married one of those women... after she did some bike touring with me.
Now, I do it for exercise, fun and a bit of eco-protest...