Advice: if you're looking for an actual relationship and not just a hookup, Hinge is your app, not Tinder or Bumble. I had pretty much identical profiles on Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble, and my "success rate" (getting a match) was much, much higher on Hinge, as opposed to Tinder, which was even much higher than Bumble.
Not going to lie, from a male perspective, Bumble was few and far between when it came to matches. It was kind of disheartening because even when I did get a match the woman rarely messaged me. Tinder I had a lot higher match rate and it led to a decent amount of meetups (not necessarily hookups in all cases), but very few things seemed to stick over the years.
Once I started using Hinge though, I found a lot more success, I think most likely because of being able to send a message along with my like. It definitely makes you stick out more. I never had a go-to "opener" though either, I always would respond to a prompt (not a photo) with a genuine response and it led to a lot of matches, a lot of dates, and eventually, I found my girlfriend on Hinge. Our first date was in July and it's been going real smooth since then. She even knows I'm a Smogon super moderator (gasp) and that didn't turn her off lol. We both came in with the intention of taking it slow and making a genuine connection before getting physical, and I think that helped a lot too.
I think online dating can definitely be a challenge for a lot of people, but really, don't give up hope. Do I think you're probably more likely to meet someone that's right for you "the old-fashioned way?" (i.e. through mutual friends). Probably. But it's really not all doom and gloom like people make it out to be. If you...
1. Use the right app that coincides with your "expectations" from meetups
2. Build a profile/message people in a way that showcases your honest self
3. Try not to take your "match percentage" to heart
I think you'll find the experience much more enjoyable, and hopefully have some success with whatever your goals are.