My husband and I are relativley new at the game as well, so I know what you are saying. It it maddening to know you are at the correct site (based on the description as well as comments by people who have previously found the cache) and still not be able to find what you're looking for. For me, what is the most frustrating are the ones that have little to no description and absolutely no hint. That hint section is there for a reason, people and "hints" such as "the weather is nice today" are not hints! Give me some direction, here!
I do agree with PPs about forgeting the micro caches. For me, those aren't any fun anyway. I don't exactly get much gratification out of finding a bottle cap! lol.
Keep working at it and don't give up! Hopefully we'll both get better!!