I widely accepted the fact that I am not super young anymore and at a different part of my life compared to many of the younger men struggling to date but I still do believe it is not too late to find love at my age.
The biggest reason for never having a girlfriend has nothing to do with my looks and everything to do with never putting myself out there. I probably only asked out a total of 4 girls in my life with 2 giving me their number and the other 2 rejecting me. The 2 that gave me their number weren't really responding to my texts so I got impatient and just ghosted them. This was probably a little over a decade ago.
I was never the type of guy who was very social including my grade school years and this has made it harder for me to ever socialize or put myself out there in the first place. I never use dating apps because i rather meet people in person.
My only sexual experience has been hooking up with escorts though these are not real companionships.
I am currently high school art teacher and been doing this job for about 6 years and I really enjoy what I do but there is a part of me that needs companionship.
Since I am older than most of these men, the type of women I would go for would be at least 30 years old but I met so many women who are in their 30's that are more career accomplished than me or already taken. It ruins my self esteem at times.
Just looking for suggestions.