At your age you're fighting an uphill battle. Our culture seems to infantalize young people and make them afraid of taking on responsibility, which in turn makes many approach relationships with a 'crazy' attitude -- one that they would never adopt in other social settings or at work/school -- basically in an attempt to fend off serious pair bonding.
That is not to say its worth trying to find a wife at a young age. If your goal is to raise a family, it is much, much better to get started young.
Are you religious? Going through church might be a good bet. Hell, even if you're not... It's about community and values. Maybe going there to learn and grow even if you're not 100% on board is admirable in its own way. This is coming from an outright heathen.
Idk about dating apps. When I was on them I was trying to score some easy strange, but found mostly girls looking for serious dating... might have just been the age range I identified (24+).
edit: Btw, hope you feel better soon. Sometimes there's just no way around feeling bad for a while and it's good to just let that take its course knowing eventually it'll just get better again.
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