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Focus on yourself, your hobbies and your goals. Also learn to enjoy your own company and being alone there is NO REASON to ever settle with being with someone who has cheated on you because being single is always an option
This.
Also because of your alpha remark and your advanced degrees etc. your ego like many many other men may be telling you ERRONEOUSLY that you're too good to approach girls (your ego and brain may be very afraid of rejection because if 'some girl' were to reject, it could bring on massive cognitive dissonance).
Stop taking things as seriously.
Go out and get your ass rejected over and over. You likely will have a lot of rust to dust off because of the LTR. Who cares, everything is nothing more than a collection of atoms.
Get the fuck out there and meet some women and have some fun. You deserve it.
10 days out of 10 I'd rather daygame coach a 19 year old kid who is out to get laid than a 29 yr old dude who is making $1MM/year simply because the 19 year old kid will actually go out there and put his balls on the line. Generally speaking. This paragraph doesn't relate to the OP's comments but is a general remark.