Asking for a friend: I’ve never been in a relationship and feel so lonely. I want to find someone but I’m so inexperienced in bed and don’t know how to flirt

Q: I feel so embarrassed writing to you, but I feel like I have to do something. I’ve never been in a relationship and I’m now in my late 20s. I feel so lonely and just want to be in a relationship. I’ve only had a couple of one-night stands, so I feel very inexperienced, and this usually makes me really anxious. I don’t want to have any more one-night stands as I just felt awkward and they weren’t exactly mind-blowing. I’m useless at flirting and I miss when others have tried to flirt before, until my friends pointed it out. A lot of my friends are in relationships, and they tell me they don’t understand why I’m still single. I’m fed up with being single, and I just want those cosy nights in with someone to snuggle with on the couch. But I don’t know how to make that happen, and so I have to get over my embarrassment and reach out. What should I do, and how can I stop being so awkward?