26M. Never had a girlfriend or any kind of romantic relatjonship whatsoever and I've been wanting to be in one since middle school.
I don't think I'm ugly, but the last time someone was interested in me was in high school back in my home country in 2018. I've only been rejected by girls since middle school in 2015.
I'm an outgoing and social person and I've been doing self-improvement recently, like getting a haircut and going the gym, getting a second job, and planning for my classes and my future career. I'm graduating next year.
I'm scared to use dating apps because when I first used them in 2018, I got ghosted except for the only girl I ever had a date with. And I used one in 2023 and got no matches. My self esteem isn't good so I don't want to compound that.
All my close friends are girls and I'm thinking about asking my friends to set me up, but I'm afraid they'lll think I'm suspicious that I'm only befriending girls to get in their pants. One of my friends accused me of that 2 years ago.