The online sphere can be a far cry from reality and that's reflected in dating advice which everyone seems to agree upon online yet when you try to actually apply it to real life it falls flat.

One that comes to mind is giving women your number rather than asking for theirs. The theory is that this removes a lot of the pressure on them, but in my experience they're even less likely to reach out to you. I assumed it's because they weren't really interested, but then I asked a few lady friends and they said that they hate making the first move so they overthink it then often decide not to bother. Bumble ran the experiment and have had to start allowing men to send the first message.

Another one is that love will find you when you stop searching for it. From age 20-23 I was focused on other things, and guess what, I didn't have a single date. From 23-25 I focused on dating and had a date every month albeit none that led to a long term thing but that's besides the point. Unless you look like henry cavil and have an active social life then you'll need a shit load of luck for love to find you, and even then you need to be open to embracing it.

Finally, that you should cut off anyone who doesn't reciprocate 100% of your energy. In theory it seems like the only self respecting thing to do, but I can say that if I lived by that advice, I would probably have about 1 date per year maybe less. The majority of women I meet just do not match my effort, at least not until we've had a date or even more so once we've had sex.