my dude, u didn't need to write this to see ur situation; it s pretty clear to the point i dont even know what u re looking to find here, cuz obv u re either gonna find answers from those who will encourage u to go to the first option/ date for marriage or hookups/No strings attached ( which is exactly the kind of relationship u re describing minus the inexperience part) , also i don't how u get ur conclusions cuz i doubt u met every 23+ year old - i ve seen myself posts here by women on that age range who never dated looking for partners ( well maybe not for u since they re looking for longterm:) ) so yeh, again, pretty clear and since u got me here's my 50 cent: get a dating app, have a quick fling & check that box before u get older; that s the kind of relationships these apps are made for and what the majority of ppl looking for, dunno how u missed that , even ppl on this sub complain how this apps are just for these kind of non-committable/spontaneous relationships