After like 60 rejections in the last 2 years I reached a point of my life where I don't get where I'm lacking and what's my problem.

I'm 18 and when I was 15 I was a needy beta guy. At 16 I became a total asshole. Now I can't really tell what am I. Maybe a mix of both asshole and cocky/funny? Which honestly doesn't seem to work really fine to me.

The point is I don't know what's the cause of my unsuccess. Attraction is most generated by smv so I made a quick review of mine: People often tell me I'm good looking, and maybe it's true (I can't really tell if I am, why am I getting rejected so often then? Doesn't makes sense, does it?) . I lift and have an above average physique (especially for my age). People tell me I'm always swole but I still consider myself tiny (160lbs x 5'9).

My social status is honestly low (for status I refer to "how famous" I am in the small city I live).

In the past girls told me I look like a mafioso (I'm half russian and half italian) which seems to be a positive thing in the attraction phase, but I often come off as intimidating so I really don't know.

After having read a shitton of theory it seems like I got worse instead of better. When I approach women I look too energetic and it seems like it comes off as needy/beta behavior (Actually energetic behavior (showing too many positive emotions) is feminine so it makes sense.) When I used to be more aloof/asshole/silent I got way further with attracting the girl.

I might try getting back into using that behavior but it's gonna be hard as It's like forcing myself into being another person (first It was natural because I was in a phase of my life where I was depressed as fuck but I used that strong depression as an energy to be stoic which indeed attracted lot of girls).

The point is I don't find a reason to be "aloof"/unemotional/apathetic anymore. I'm not depressed anymore (thanks to reading trp and stoicism) but this seems to make myself less attractive to women because now I'm more a positive/smiling person.

Another problem of mine is that I don't push further and when girl show disinterest I take it as a rejection while maybe they are just shit-testing me. Maybe it's all about this?

I also have a problem with maintaining the interest high when talking to a girl, especially when she doesn't make questions. And if she doesn't make questions she is probably not interested, right?

I'm confused as fuck because I can't solve the puzzle and find the problem of my unsuccess.

I accept critics and everything, thank you.