Dating Sucks

We all have bad experiences. Perhaps, you're putting too much pressure on yourself about relationships.
Have you ever tried casual dating? Getting to know different people at once? Some lighthearted socialising? You could try joining some dating apps or even just meeting people in bars/clubs.
Casual dating will allow you to be more open to love and find out what your likes and dislikes are as well. It will build your confidence for when you do find the one.
Hope this helps and most importantly, good luck!

The problem is you are fixated on your previous experiences and justifying that to a reason to not put yourself out there. Just because those relationships have failed, doesn't mean new relationships will fail. E.g just because some men are bad, doesn't mean all other men are bad, which is an analogy that can be applied here.

I would interact more in real life with people and socialise to get to know more people better or find people online that you could potentially meet. It is best to be start out as friends and then take the next step. It is hard but the only person you can help is yourself. You would have to stop this self-loathing and get back on track.

My failed relationships/dating experiences have left me feeling numb and bitter.. I never thought I'd be single at 25, but here I am. I haven't dated in 2 years and have anxiety putting myself out there again, how do I overcome this and how do I stop feeling so bitter towards "love".

I agree with a lot of what you've said, but I'm not really as social as I used to be, could largely blame covid for that and I don't think I have anxiety anymore, more so I just feel numb? I don't know how to describe it, but these days I have little patience with getting to know people - do I need to see a therapist idk

Perhaps you're right, and I've not really tried casual dating (does this mean dating multiple people at once - if so no). I've tried dating apps and it's so draining you don't understand. Meeting people in bars/clubs is not really my thing, I've done it before and it's not something I want to do again. Maybe I'm a control freak who just needs to know everything before I invest my time? *sigh*.

Thank you, i'll keep this in mind .