I gave up on asking women who I find attractive for a date.
If they want a date they will come to you.
The asshole technique is fairly common these days. Do not underestimate it...
https://www.google.ca/search?q=percentage+of+single+americans
Some 124.6 million Americans were single in August, 50.2 percent of those who were 16 years or older, according to data used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its monthly job-market report.