u/Timely_Experience162

So my dad just found out I've been going on dates with guys I met off hinge. Some background info is that I never even talked to boys in high school but im 18 now and I like to be taken out yknow and go on dates with guys that are a little older like 20, 21, 22.

All of the guys were very respectful and never expected anything physical, as im waiting til marriage. And they took me out to dinner and to do fun activities.

I dont have any girl friends so this is the only way I really get to socialize with people.

When my dad found out he said im being foolish and implying that I've been sleeping with them.

He even asked me to scroll through my messages with one of them as proof I wasnt sending nudes.

In his defense I came home very late.

I guess what im trying to ask is, am I making a mistake?

Why would he say what im doing is foolish?

I just wish he would understand that i dont really have friends and him telling me he doesn't approve is basically sentencing me to years of loneliness since dating is the only way I feel wanted.

Im struggling alot and I just need $16

I feel like nothing works out. I hung out with this guy I really like for 2 dates, and he hasnt messaged me in 2 days. My friends never initiate and im tired of begging them to be around me.

I keep trying though and everyone always tells me the same crap about how I just need to focus on myself.

Finding good relationships is what myself wants!!! I've already had hobbies and watched TV and traveled, I want a boyfriend, I want friends, I crave genuine human connection and im tired of people who have never had to worry about it telling me to just "focus on myself".