I am sure that if I would perfrorm a quick search for girls in your area, most big sites would return thousands of profiles! - That's thousands of potential dates. can you define "limited" for me? ;)
If you want to learn faster you need to shift that; be less picky! ;) (respectfully)
In the beginning, enjoy the interaction with any girl.
Once you get better at it focus on more challenging targets
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