Thank you for the responses, everyone. I don’t know how to use the forum very well (I just arrived), but it was great to hear other perspectives.

I have to admit that my negative feelings about myself have been hard to deal with, but I will try to think about what you all said.

Dear Anita, regarding my relationship with dating apps: I only used them once and had that negative experience. However, my experiences have been exclusively negative in the real world as well, which makes it difficult to keep hope.