I've never tried online dating. From what I've read it's a waste of time if you're a guy unless you are really attractive because women are flooded with interest by hundreds of guys so naturally they get to pick and choose and naturally they pick the most attractive guys. I don't blame them for this, I mean if you have that many options of course you're going to pick the cream of the crop it's just logical.
Honestly the whole dating scenario seems so skewed for women these days because of dating apps by giving women access to far more men to choose from than ever before in all of history that if you're a regular guy you only have two choices.
Either You have to work really hard to get a date and if you're really lucky it'll turn into a relationship but you'll have to face rejection/being ghosted/being ignored hundreds/thousands of times before you succeed. This option is extremely inefficient, a time drain, could destroy your self esteem leaving you worse off than before you even tried, and may make you feel even more lonely than before. Or the other option is you to travel to another country, a poorer one, and you find a girlfriend there since a lot of the these women don't have the laundry list of expectations, they just want a decent guy who will treat them right and give them a better life than their native country can offer.
Dating for women is the best it has ever been. The only downside women have from the absolutely enormous options they have is the paradox of choice. They have so many options, too many possibly, that they cannot decide and are unable to pick a guy and settle down since they always wonder if someone better is out there. Meanwhile if you're a regular guy it's pretty fucking grim and a huge battle to get anything.