Does anyone else feel like dating is exhausting?

I’m 20F and fairly new to dating. I was on Hinge for a while. I met a few nice people but none of it worked out. I feel so replaceable every time I start talking to someone new. Even if things are going well, all of a sudden someone loses interest because someone new or exciting comes along and it just goes nowhere.

I’ve encountered so many avoidant assholes who make you feel like expecting normal communication is too much. I developed feelings for someone recently and I think they strongly suspect that I like them but they keep trying to make me jealous by talking about other girls they’re hooking up with? Lmao.

Things were going well until last week. I don’t know what changed but i could sense their withdrawal… Lo and behold, someone new had their attention. Again. I’m just so tired of this intense engagement - withdrawal - distance - intensity again. The cycle repeats. I feel like I’m just not the kind of person who’s cut out for dating in this generation.

As you can tell, I really liked this person and I guess I’m just salty lol. They’ve made it explicitly clear that they’re not looking for a relationship right now. He’s also not someone who takes dating seriously and I’m not someone who’s into FWBs/hookups. So I don’t even know what I’m doing here. I’ve reduced communication to protect myself because I feel like I’m in too deep.