I'm 30 and single in London
I meet women through dating apps exclusively because I don't drink, have a walking disability which severely limits my ability to join clubs where you can meet people organically and all my friends are married.
For context, I've been single for the last 2 and a half years barring a few months here and a few months there. In this period I do tend to find the pattern is the same and 9/10 dates don't go anywhere. I appreciate dating is a numbers game but there seems to be a significant disconnect between how easy I find it to get a first date (can often go on 4-5 in a week) and how challenging I find it to take it anywhere.
The dates tend to always go the same way too. They're friendly with an air of mild awkwardness. For years I've put this down to dating apps being a lottery but it's the same process for me constantly and it's clear I need to improve somewhere. It's always the same text the next day too 'I had a lovely time but...'
To be clear I'm not desperate. There are many different women I don't want to see again but I'd like to see a slight improvement in 1st dates going anywhere. Ironically when I was younger with less money and was overweight with a drink problem dates far more often would get to 3 and upwards.
Any ideas? Happy to be humbled here
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