<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

Ok, I shouldn't come off as totally clueless, I (m24) have been in relationships before, and have a great social life with many close friends. I just really, really suck at casual dating. I am in a pretty demanding school program and meeting new people is difficult, but that doesn't stop many of my classmates from doing it, so using that as an excuse would just seem lazy. I go out to bars and things with friends, but the short conversations I have with women never seem to go anywhere. I consider myself good looking, and feel like I have a lot to offer (solid career, good sense of humor, generally a positive person) but I'm feeling like women don't see that.

I've been told by friends and family to just "ask out someone you're interested in!" but it's extremely hard for me to do that unless I get some sense that there may be a possibility that X women would say yes. The relationships I have been in I've been able to read those signals, go for it, and it worked. But those times when women seem to actually show interest in me seem to come so few and far between that they sort of feel like flukes.

I'm not sure what I'm really asking, maybe I'm just frustrated since a lot of my friends seem to be entering relationships right now and I'm kind of spinning my wheels. It's not like I'm looking to get married or anything this instant, but feel like I should be at least doing something at my age. Any advice for someone who could maybe use a little help?
<bot>: (24m) who's a little down on his luck lately looking for some good advice about dating & meeting people.