I feel like I'm the "beta" guy at age 22. Girls my own age have slept around at college for like 4 years and already feeling like they want relationships. Even younger girls, like 19, see me in that light; freshman college students will hook up with me with the disclaimer "yeah I usually only hook up with cute guys over 6 feet but I like you".

I know I'm not totally bad, but I feel like my wheelhouse is like "temporary boyfriend". I've vetted a plate to be an LTR for over a year (dated 6 months and then I moved away, RIP); I've had threesomes (with a girl who decided she wanted a cutesy boyfriend for 4 months before she moves abroad). Like, if I'm just trying to hook up I get low-value women, but if I play along with daily texting and going on dates I can get higher-value women. I can use "dread" on the higher value women and act like I have abundance but it's all a charade because I know my "back-up" girls are not even in the same league.

So I figure the best I can do is just stay the course (making more friends, furthering my education and getting better jobs, taking care of my health, aging). Other than the gradual boosting of SMV (and trying to get better plates along the way), do you have any advice?

Any stories, advice, or insights would be great. Thanks.