lol, i hope this doesn't come off as cocky but answering the question seriously:

last year, i broke up with my boyfriend of several years. he was my first for everything, basically. i never even flirted with a guy before him, and on top of that, i have pretty low self esteem and never thought of myself as remotely attractive.

shortly after we broke up, i signed up a dating app for the first time. didn't really expect much to happen; i was kinda just doing it to talk to new people and stuff. before i knew it, my inbox was maxed out every day. i had to constantly delete messages to make room for new ones. guys would call me stuck up and shit because i wouldn't reply, but honestly...once you get that many messages, you become jaded and you just start to pay attention to the ones that stand out.

when i started going on dates with guys i met online, i would always get told that i look exactly like that pictures or that i look even more pretty irl. it was really nice. i can honestly say that it was a healthy ego boost that i needed.

so anyway, tl;dr, i only noticed that i might be above average on the attractiveness scale when i was on dating apps. i can't be bothered with them anymore though, it's too much of a hassle for me.