The description of your college days implies that you are not incompetent socially. That's encouraging! Tell yourself this social drought will pass and just bar

The description of your college days implies that you are not incompetent socially. That's encouraging! Tell yourself this social drought will pass and just bare it a little longer until the Covid situation stabilizes. In another comment you mentioned digital nomad plans. I'm planning that too. My strategy is to stay in a 20+ room co-working hotel that requires a 1 month minimum stay and then hopefully forming a bond with a few people. Then perhaps traveling with them to the next city. With a few friends it becomes much easier to make the first move with a woman you find attractive since dates are just inviting her to hang out with your pals. Just having friends makes you more attractive to women too, but I think you know this. I live in a desirable coastal city so hopefully encouraging her to move might possible if I find the right person, or heck I can move. It sounds like you live in an interesting city too but even if neither of you can move and it ends, you'll at least break your losing streak. That's the hope anyway. The fact that you are thinking about and have some ideas is again encouraging. I think you'll be fine. Lastly it may get psychologically easier as you get older. IME a few high quality half/full day interactions a year are enough for me to stay happy. But unfortunately it is not a strategy for forming a romantic relationship.