Im a fairly average everything guy, 20yo, recently broke up a toxic relationship ( i was the toxic one honestly, not proud of it ),

But getting back at the dating market, THIS IS SO CRAP, after 5 months, i've burned money at clubs, i am on EVERY dating app, cold approach a bunch since the first day in campus, and i've doubled my gym days and it shows results already, and still nothing

All that money and effort, to kiss 2 drunk girls at a club, and a very ugly girl i kissed out of pity from an instagram DM, overall it really just didn't seem worth it, like at all,

So am i missing something here, or am i basically just failing rule 1 and 2?,

I can provide any info you guys ask, i really just want to measure how much is too much, its been a painful and humilliating experience so far, and i want to give up so bad but testosterone won't let me,

Prostitution is legal where i live, and im very tempted to just accept that getting casual sex is not for me, and that paying is just the lesser evil it seems, and less painful overall,

I need some second opinion on this because i have my worries about the whole thing, from quality, price, ethics, feel free to ask anything honestly,

Its so bad that im considering just finding another LTR just so i can have consistent sex, even if i actually hate dating, it was not as bad as celibacy,

I just want some help LOL