Dating is horrendous

I meet a girl, I really like her a couple of dates happen it’s like a 50/50 if something happens. Then you insert a bunch of arbitrary rules and values into the mix and it’s very easy for the whole to end in ghosting or blocking.

I meet another girl, she’s okay. Have a date be polite and nice. Hang around for an hour or so and then leave. Feeling bored some night, text her to come over, she agrees and gets a taxi.

The two scenarios have played out so many times for me, I feel like I’m losing my mind.