What are my chances ever dating?

hey, 23 y/o woman here whos only been in one serious relationship. my advice is dont use dating apps lol. genuinely as a woman they are scary, and very physical attraction based. i once tried one at uni and firstly i hated taking pics of myself and advertising myself like a job application, then youd get really shallow messages from people trying to start a convo, it overall is just kind of gross and not a positive way to start a connection with someone.
genuinely, go into the real world. work a job with many collegues of similar age, or that gets you meeting people. find irl dating events like speed dating. or just make more friends, i think the best way to start a healthy relationship is just being friends first without the expectation of romance.
also, i have heard height is a really dumb factor for men (and women somewhat). you can deffo find tall women who want a shorter guy, or just shorter women who are fine with you being the same height (im 5ft 2 and would be fine w the same height partner, i couldnt date shorter because its hard to find shorter!).
my advice tldr, just look for irl ways to make connections and go from there.

Thanks for your advice. I generally agree that irl meeting first would be better and it's more natural. There are 2 reasons why I decided to try the dating apps. First, most of my friends have had good success there (both male and female). Secondly, I'm generally shy when it comes to engaging in conversation with women unless I'm somewhere for a particular reason. For example, if it's a work/business meeting then I have no problem or if it is related to some event. However, If I'm at a party and I've not been introduced to a woman that I want to talk to then I'm quite shy because I feel like I'm judged instantly. It's really hard when you don't have experience dating and at this age I feel like I'm too late to the party as everyone seems to have been in a relationship before

Hi. I'm a 24yo guy with zero success on the dating apps. I attribute this mostly to my looks and physical characteristics - namely, I'm short (around 5'4") and bald (due to genetics). Admittedly, I wasn't really looking for relationships a couple of years ago as I was focusing mostly on the uni work, however, I decided that it was time once I graduated from my undergrads. Since then, I've been using dating apps as some friends have suggested. However, so far I've had no success at all. I understand that this is a numbers game where I'm an anomaly considering most people, yet, I thought out of the many women I've swiped on in these apps, at least one would have been out there to connect with me. Now I feel like I'll never find a match. For context, I've been in and out of the dating apps in the past 2 years but combined, I must have liked thousands of people already and yet not a single like back. And before anyone asks me, I have talked irl with women here and there and usually I quickly understand that they're not interested in me, although, my main efforts have been on the dating apps. I have even had friends who have been very successful in these apps help me with selecting photos, etc. Any ideas what I can do or should I accept that I'll be alone forever?

Hi. I'm a 24yo guy with zero success on the dating apps. I attribute this mostly to my looks and physical characteristics - namely, I'm short (around 5'4") and bald (due to genetics). Admittedly, I wasn't really looking for relationships a couple of years ago as I was focusing mostly on the uni work, however, I decided that it was time once I graduated from my undergrads. Since then, I've been using dating apps as some friends have suggested. However, so far I've had no success at all. I understand that this is a numbers game where I'm an anomaly considering most people, yet, I thought out of the many women I've swiped on in these apps, at least one would have been out there to connect with me. Now I feel like I'll never find a match. For context, I've been in and out of the dating apps in the past 2 years but combined, I must have liked thousands of people already and yet not a single like back. And before anyone asks me, I have talked irl with women here and there and usually I quickly understand that they're not interested in me, although, my main efforts have been on the dating apps. I have even had friends who have been very successful in these apps help me with selecting photos, etc. Any ideas what I can do or should I accept that I'll be alone forever?

Hi. I'm a 24yo guy with zero success on the dating apps. I attribute this mostly to my looks and physical characteristics - namely, I'm short (around 5'4") and bald (due to genetics). Admittedly, I wasn't really looking for relationships a couple of years ago as I was focusing mostly on the uni work, however, I decided that it was time once I graduated from my undergrads. Since then, I've been using dating apps as some friends have suggested. However, so far I've had no success at all. I understand that this is a numbers game where I'm an anomaly considering most people, yet, I thought out of the many women I've swiped on in these apps, at least one would have been out there to connect with me. Now I feel like I'll never find a match. For context, I've been in and out of the dating apps in the past 2 years but combined, I must have liked thousands of people already and yet not a single like back. And before anyone asks me, I have talked irl with women here and there and usually I quickly understand that they're not interested in me, although, my main efforts have been on the dating apps. I have even had friends who have been very successful in these apps help me with selecting photos, etc. Any ideas what I can do or should I accept that I'll be alone forever?

I'll second the idea that you may have more success in real life. What you're describing is a challenge for sure but the only way through it, is through it. Developing social confidence - which is almost another way of saying, getting comfortable with making a fool of yourself - just takes persistence and practice like anything else. It's not easy but you can see it as a form of exercise almost. Don't expect short-term success and don't get discouraged if people reject you - it happens to everyone. Make a firm, deliberate decision that you are going to do this thing for the sake of your long-term happiness. Good luck out there!

As a girl I hope u find someone there will be someone unfortunately ummm since ur rlly short it’s gonna be hard but you will find someone trust me don’t lose hope

I would say looks are not everything its all about being charismatic and your energy

Hi. I'm a 24yo guy with zero success on the dating apps. I attribute this mostly to my looks and physical characteristics - namely, I'm short (around 5'4") and bald (due to genetics). Admittedly, I wasn't really looking for relationships a couple of years ago as I was focusing mostly on the uni work, however, I decided that it was time once I graduated from my undergrads. Since then, I've been using dating apps as some friends have suggested. However, so far I've had no success at all. I understand that this is a numbers game where I'm an anomaly considering most people, yet, I thought out of the many women I've swiped on in these apps, at least one would have been out there to connect with me. Now I feel like I'll never find a match. For context, I've been in and out of the dating apps in the past 2 years but combined, I must have liked thousands of people already and yet not a single like back. And before anyone asks me, I have talked irl with women here and there and usually I quickly understand that they're not interested in me, although, my main efforts have been on the dating apps. I have even had friends who have been very successful in these apps help me with selecting photos, etc. Any ideas what I can do or should I accept that I'll be alone forever?