Different angle for me; average (maybe even below average) looks, and very socially awkward. Dating has been pretty much a nightmare for me, and finally I just said "fuck it!" and started meeting providers.
For the most part, it's been enjoyable, in that sex (well, great sex) is the bomb. But the one thing that's basically the same as vanilla, real-life dating is that chemistry that just doesn't happen often, at least for me. My absolute favorite providers that I've met, the ones I repeated, the ones that I really vibed with (in addition to the bomb sex), well, one retired (like, really retired!) and the other lives in Canada (the last time she tried to tour the States, literally stopped at the border and banned for awhile - they knew EVERYTHING about her. Kinda scary, in all honesty.) Otherwise, it's been really hit-and-miss.