I think I know the reason as to why I feel my religion may be holding me back from achieving my goals with women:
I feel embarrassed even saying this, but I low key want to be an ethical womanizer. I want to have my own pick of women, and having a pool of women makes it a lot easier for me. I want to be a man that just gets women, not matter their background, and does not hurt anyone in the process. However, I feel guilty for wanting to have multiple women clamoring around me. My religion teaches me that having any sexual desire for any woman other than my significant other is wrong. I just want to have multiple female friends, nothing more.
How do I get around this, once and for all?
I still haven't gone on a date, and I will be travelling over the Christmas period, so I don't know how much of a chance I will have to finally get some dating experience.