Realize that getting a girl, at least in modern America*, has nothing to do with love, or connection, or common interests. It's about game. It's about saying the right things and not saying the wrong things until she decides she likes you. Kind of like getting a perfect S rank on a video game or something.
The way to get a girlfriend this summer is to realize that girls are just a numbers game. You go up to every girl and start running through level 1. You'll die a few times, but you'll eventually learn the level and pass it. Then you go to level 2, 3, 4 and so on. How many levels do these bitches have? Who knows - but you beat the game when you get laid. Sooner or later, you will beat the game with so many hoes that you'll have all these New Game +'s to choose from, then you get to pick what game you want to play. That's how life works. Girls are not individual little flowers; they are just as simple minded as guys are, just in different ways.
You're going to die on level 1 the first girl you talk to, so don't let that stop you. You already know you're going to embarrass yourself, so just get it out of the way.
Good luck.
PS - Avoid feminists at all costs. They don't count. Just because something has tits doesn't make it female.
*I myself am getting my passport and expanding my options, but this advice is if you're broke.
GrimJimmy
I think the main problem these days, when it comes to any bond between male and female, is that most of them are artificial. For example, if you're really trying to get through to a girl just to "get lucky", chances are it's not going to last very long and it'll likely be all for not.
And even then, if it's a genuine, heartfelt bond (maybe even leading to wedlock), there's the slightest chance that your girl already did it with 7-8 other guys (results may vary), and doesn't find your efforts any special. It's like the deal was broken long before it was even made.
I'm not saying that going gay is ideal, but I think modern society needs to rethink its strategy and take the idea of romance more seriously. I think people really need to understand the true value of a relationship, and what it really means to be opposites attracting.
This is why we have all these sexual abuses and confuses around today, including feminism.
As I've heard it said a hundred times before, "Women aren't women anymore." And I'm not going to lie to you, it's depressing.
Poniiboi
I am taking the stance that it's only in America and the UK. I don't think the rest of the world is polluted like this, and I'm definitely gonna go looking to find out.