28 Male. I've been off and on dating apps for the past 4 years or so with not a single date under my belt and at this point I know part of the reason why is due to my own self-sabotaging behavior. The first couple years on dating apps after I broke up with my ex in 2019 were abysmal. No matches, no likes, nothing. I'm pretty average physically, so originally I assumed I was just ugly. But eventually I realized that while I didn't have any off-putting photos on my profiles, the photos I did have were just not good enough. Knowing it would take me a lot of time and effort to get good photos, I put the apps down and didn't even bother trying to date unless I met someone cool in person (which never happened). During my pause on the apps, I made it a point to capture as many photos of myself doing things as much as I possibly could. I routinely would ask friends and family to take pictures of me. Most of the time, the pictures they took never ended up being usable, but I ...