What am I doing wrong to explain less luck with dating?

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chris1989
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Joined: 2 Aug 2018
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,222
Location: Kent, UK

Today, 9:07 am

I've been on several dating sites but not really had any luck or gone out with someone from a dating site. I get some views but few messages. I did once speak to someone from a dating site during the pandemic and invited me to go on Snapchat but I hesitated because there were antiviral messages and things and it buffered sometimes trying to get on. The thing is unlike other people I don't really take many pictures of myself as used to when I started using social media and post them on social media or on a dating app. I'm on Instagram but there are no selfies of myself and haven't really properly set it up and seem to feel not really very interested and don't get the time because I'm doing other things like hobbies, working and so on.

I sometimes feel because I get few or no likes and things on dating, I feel like a stereotypical nerdy weirdo and I don't look like some well groomed, Clark Kent-looking type of person. I've had my hair cut somewhat shorter now as I've grown confident with a short look but like my hair somewhat long but not shoulder length long and I have on occasions used barbells to exercise and build up some muscle but I still don't get round to want to post pictures of myself on social media. It does feel better talking to people in person and I've spoken to women who smile at me and keep eye contact while talking to me indicating they possibly like me but I don't know that but I do feel better and it does leave me thinking I don't have to look like muscular looking stereotype to be attractive because women probably don't always care about looks and are maybe attracted to the personality inside.