The topic at hand is someone (me) who has only been on one date in his life and is admitting he has no idea where to start. If I'm scared or unwilling to talk to people in a bookstore and think its a bad idea to approach people on campus then telling me to just ignore that and do it is bad advice.

I'm someone who doesn't even know the basics and you're telling me to just learn through trial by fire by approaching in an environment that could cause professional consequences for me. That's simply terrible advice. I can join clubs, go to parties, go to bars and a myriad of other avenues to meet students. Telling me to just randomly cold approach and everything will work out isn't the best way for me to get what I want.

There is a place for random cold approaches, but it's not a successful strategy for someone who has zero idea how to approach women.

I'm not 100% outgoing nor am I introverted, I kind of reside in the middle of that spectrum.

I've only ever been on one date and I've been rejected by 2 other women.

If it matters at all, I generally keep myself appearing smart- I like nice clothes and regularly get my hair professionally styled.

I also use good aftershave and generally maintain a positive appearance to those around me.

Be that as it may, I suck at attracting women and have no idea where to even start. I regularly go to my local book store but that's hardly a good place to approach women is it?

I so doubt approaching undergraduate or postgraduate students is a good look either...

Help a brother out please?

TL;DR: I'm hopeless with dates and feel a bit lonely through it all.

NB: I don't want to use dating apps- they don't appeal after several bad experiences.