I have never had a relationship. I have never been intimate with a woman. I've never been on a date, never had a kiss, never had a girlfriend.

I asked out women before but they were either uninterested in me or were already taken.

Even if I met someone friendly, I don’t know how to progress it to a date. I normally would take my time but realized that it is not the best strategy, so I asked them for their numbers/IG quickly after meeting and talking to them. But they didn’t respond to my messages (some I made small talk with and some I went directly to asking them out for drinks after they confirmed in person that they were down for drinks or coffee)

Online, I haven’t had luck. I had a friend take some photos of me and he edited them and told me what pics to use. No luck there either. On the rare cases I get a match, they don’t respond or fizzle out quickly..

Looks wise, I am not the best. I have been running, lost many pounds and have dropped from pants size 36 to 32. I have seen many average / not good looking men with decent women everywhere.

What should I do now? How do I deal with inexperience around women, assuming they aren’t already taken?