There were suitable suitors if one applies most peoples' criteria. The problem is that Emily's father thinks no one is good enough for his daughter. He strongly discourages anyone from even trying to get close to his daughter, meaning he is the only one who ever gets to know Emily in any sense. He is extremely controlling, but we have to remember that he is a product of the Old South. He does not adapt to any societal changes.
As a result, Emily, too, is a product of the Old South, since her father is essentially her only "teacher." She, therefore, strikes townsfolk as snobby and crazy because she is so different. She, too, refuses to adapt to society's changes.
When she meets Homer Barron, who we are told is not interested in marriage at all, her twisted mind creates an ideal mate. Homer only wants good times and fun, not a serious commitment. When Emily realizes this, as she attempts to prepare them for the wedding she wants, she does the only thing she thinks she can do. Rather than lose the only man who ever got close to her or loved her (except her father, of course), she murders him. Keeping his corpse in the bridal bed is her way of maintaining her ideal.
In essence, the only man who is truly suitable for Emily is a dead man.
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