I dated for 18 years before I found the right person. I met her at a friend’s party. We were all just standing around chatting, and at the end of the night I asked for her number because she was fun to talk to.

I met 18 years of wrong people using dating apps, at activities in school and after, and at various parties. All those methods are fine.

I have never once communicated with a complete stranger in person. It was always a friend of a friend, or we know each other from something, or talk first on apps.

There’s no trick to it. Just talk to people. If you struggle to talk to girls, talk to guys. If you struggled to talk to guys, work on that by talking to more guys.