I had a quote written on my wall during my time at university that said

" If you want to be an entrepreneur then you have to get used to the fact that you may do a lot of work and not always get paid for it. If you want to get paid for every hour you work then put in an application at Wal mart. that way if they stiff you , you can be sure that human resources gives you every dime your owed".

I feel like a lot of guys have a bad mentality when it comes to dating and going for girls. when you are a newbie consider your experience like building a business. you will waste A LOT of time doing trial and error. its normal. many guys here are afraid that women may not like them or text them back but its nothing to be ashamed of. you will FAIL more often than not and you cannot fall into the sunk cost fallacy. you will not get ROI the way you want it ( it will mostly be in the form of experience).

analogous to the quote above. unless your dealing with strippers and prostitutes for the rest of your life(where you can be guaranteed a service) you have to learn to deal with women who are autonomous individuals who can make their own choices. have patience, dont be afraid to fail. invest in yourself