>>511154627 (OP)I never had to approach women before. I was always kinda good looking, not perfect but good enough, so they usually approached me. Then once I was popular with women it was easy to hit on them because I had that reputation.
Around like 2017 it just stopped. Suddenly I wasn't shit. So my answer would be a question, why the hell are your standards so goddamned high now? I personally don't bother because I know from experience the vast majority of women aren't interested in me these days. It doesn't matter if they're fat and ugly either, they all think they're hot and deserve a high status man, so "lower your standards" is bullshit.