Obviously using a throwaway, however I need some help.

Backstory: Basically I'm 21 and still a virgin. I've got a pretty healthy friendship group of 8 or so people that hang out a few times a week for a shit talk and a beer, etc. 4-5 of these people have girlfriends who don't have many female friends, I've attempted to get introduced to their female friends before but they typically don't have any as they're part of our little group.

I'm stuck on how to meet females, I'm okay in the social side apart from the first interaction and showing affection, we don't go clubbing etc, apart from maybe once a year as it's just not our scene. I'm also a broke apprentice who can't afford to go blow a couple of hundred bucks on a night out. How do I meet girls apart from online?

I've just had one that was going very well, we were talking every day, saw each other numerous times, I stayed at her house one night and all was going well until about a week ago. The night I stayed at hers I didn't make any moves apart from we cuddled all night - I thought this was a good thing, one because I had no fricken clue what I would do to make a move, and two; it shows I'm not just in it for sex. Well that didn't help as I didn't go for a kiss or anything and she was basically sleeping on top of me, and she asked the next day about my experience in that department. I'm not going to lie, my last relationship was 4 years ago and I didn't do anything there either apart from a kiss, so I told her I was a virgin. She said it was all good, fine with it, etc.

3 weeks later and she calls everything off because she's not comfortable with my 'innocence'. That hurt me a lot, I really liked this girl - I've had a few things going the last year where I get a couple of dates, etc but they're all pretty boring - I really hit it off with her so that felt like I'd been kicked in the stomach for a week or so. The worst part being she liked me as well but couldn't deal with the difference in experience.

For the future - where do I meet girls apart from online? It's the most painful way because at least getting a number in person it skips a lot of the initial bullshit conversation, and good angle photos, etc. If I do manage to get into the sleep over stage again, and I get asked about previous experience, do I lie? Do I tell the truth? Is it worth me going and seeing an escort for half an hour to boost my confidence?

I don't know what to do.