Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge are ruining my self-esteem. What do I do?
TLDR at the bottom
I consider myself above-average-looking man (31) and I have a decent personality, I normally don't have self-esteem issues and I've been dating a few girls, really not hard for me to hit on girls, talk to them at the gym, whatever.
Currently living in a big city (Miami), but it's extremely surprising that I literally get one or two matches weekly, even after using "boosts", superlikes, updating my profile with good pictures, etc.
Is it because apps are flooded with more men than women so it's hard for them to "see" my profile? Also full of fake profiles, OFs and such.
It kinda affects my self-esteem (I'm an overthinker ofc), it's been harder to find girls to date lately. It used to be much easier in the past on dating apps but now it got weird.
Sometimes I feel my happiness depends on whether I have a few dates or not, I can even feel the "morale boost" when that happens.
Just trying to find someone I like enough and be loved even though I know I should be able to be happy by myself.
TLDR
31 yrs guy - dating apps in Miami barely get matches despite using boosts and good photos. It feels overcrowded with men (women won't get to "see" my profile maybe?) and fake profiles, and it’s frustrating since apps used to work for me.