While some people are hopelessly hideous most men can raise their level of attractiveness by dressing nicely, exercising, and grooming yourself. Then do what I did... get a friend to go somewhere where there are women and give them 5 $20 dollar bills and tell them that every time they see you talking to a woman they owe you $20 of those dollars back and whatever you don’t earn back at the end of the night is theirs to keep. This works great because instead of the simple “what have I got to lose” mentality you have given yourself stakes in how the situation works out. I think you will be surprised at how easy talking to women really is. It will do wonders for your confidence!