tl;dr Instead of trying to find dates by swiping alone, try engaging with your friends, family, and those around you to meet people without specifically looking for dates.

This is some simple advice that's meant to be encouraging. There are a lot of people who post here who have trouble getting matches (whether quality matches or any matches at all) through OLD. There are a lot of guys, and women, too, who find it extremely awkward to approach someone of their preferred sex in public. I'm going to suggest, rather than doing what you've been doing (and not being successful at) in a different way, to do something completely different.

If you look across human history and around the world, you might notice that the way we do courtship in this time, in industrialized societies, is really weird. We treat it, for the most part, like a solo endeavor, hoping to bump into a compatible atom in a sea of them. That works for some people, but if it isn't working for you, why not try what humans have done throughout history and meet people through friends, family, and social gatherings that you simply get to know, enjoy some conversations, without being on the hunt for a mate.

The phrase "getting back out there" is literal. Hanging out with friends, going to concerts, joining barbecues, going to weddings and funerals and baby showers and birthday parties, joining a kickball team, joining a rock climbing gym -- all of these are the kinds of activities where you may or may not meet people you'd like to date, but you'll certainly meet a lot more people who know someone you might be a good match with. If your efforts so far at doing this solo have been a waste of time, this can't be any worse, right?

Look: I'm an introvert and ADHD besides. I don't like crowds and I am terrible at parties. But some of the best dating experiences I've ever had started when I was around friends who think I'm awesome and around whom I'm relaxed and confident. Getting to know someone new, or even an acquaintance, in an environment like that lets potential dates see you in your best light. Allow the people around you hype you up, not in an artificial way, but by simply enjoying your company. If they happen to invite a few eligible singles as well, all the better. It takes time and energy, but so does swiping for nothing.

It's possible you're thinking that you don't have friends like that, that you don't get invited to things, or that you're estranged from family. I get it. But with all love and respect, if your life is that devoid of human connection, maybe that's something you should work on before expecting to find the one person who will be your "everything."