I’m 26 and I feel like there’s no hope for me with dating. To be fair, I’m planning to hopefully get into grad school out of state in a year. Thus, I feel like I cannot do anything long term since I don’t plan to be living here in a year. A fwb or something short term would be nice but I don’t know what to do. Online dating is done for me since I’m banned on both Bumble and Tinder. One of them was because I used to be immature on it, but also likely had exes and bad dates report me. The latter was literally for no reason. I made a Hinge but get no likes on it.
As for real life, I’m a full time student and have a hard time getting myself out there. Mostly because I hate going to events and social gatherings alone. It heightens my social anxiety. My friends are either more introverted or have partners of their own that they prioritize spending time with. I could try dating at work but I get nervous about making a coworker uncomfortable. Plus I already tried it once and it went terribly. Idk what to do. I feel so bored and hopeless. I even texted one of the girls I was dating very briefly at the beginning of summer to see if she wanted to reconnect since she ended things and she wasn’t interested. I’ve been working on myself this whole time but I’m missing quality time with someone and sexual satisfaction.