I want a relationship but can't have one

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I have asked people out and I like some people, but I have an extremely difficult time in real life connecting with anyone. I want to have a relationship (that's more than just dates) with someone and I have sudden and intense desires but I don't know how to meet them. Even if they were met, I would still feel uncomfortable.

It's like you're starving, but all the food tastes horrible. I am not sure what to do. I fantasize but all that does is makes me more desperate. I also have some weird desires which I assume are to avoid direct sexual contact. I'm almost 20 (I don't want to give my actual age) but I feel that I'm extremely delayed. Some people have told me I'm attractive, hopefully that helps, but I feel like I lack the "Personality" side of things. I have a moral personality, I seek to do good things for people and care for others, but I am also pretty unstable, unusual, eccentric, etc. My behaviors are just abnormal. When someone comes onto me I feel more uncomfortable than I do aroused.

I want to move on with my life and have relationships, but I'm just not sure how to get past the confusion and the fear part. I don't really fear relationships, but I have other weird issues that I'm not sure how to resolve.

Many girls like a "moral personality." Many girls are "weird, eccentric, etc." and understand others who are "weird, eccentric, etc."

What girls don't like is a guy who gets angry and offended easily. They like a guy who listens to them.

A lot of guys your age don't actually want a relationship, they just go for girls who are going to "give it up" easily...according to my 19 yr old housemate and personal experience would agree with that. So in that sense, you have a huge advantage over other guys if/when you can get over your feelings of insecurity. It's the insecurity/instability which will hold you back or make you a less-than-desirable partner

I'm a 26 yr old female and I still feel uncomfortable when someone comes onto me. And it's not like I haven't had plenty of that, I just never know how to respond and my preference is to know a person before I consider dating them. Maybe you, like me, only feel genuine attraction when you're comfortable with someone? Again, this is something which can be a huge advantage for you if you take the time to get to know the people you want to date rather than straight up pursuing sex/dating

I think the best way to connect with people is to find out about them. Ask them questions and explore their answers. "What kind of music do you like? Oh? You like EDM? Have you been to any concerts or have any favourite artists?"
Or you can go deeper, ask them about their family life, hopes for the coming year, ideas about the future, philosophical/ethical values etc. Their values don't need to match yours, but your ability to carry conversation with someone is important - and that's why asking questions is good.
Getting people to open up to you helps you find the similarities and that's when you can feel connected and share parts of yourself

Oh, but be careful not to overdo it and interrogate the person just ask a couple questions and either share something of yourself, or say "that's interesting, because I've heard/thought xxx... about that topic"

You can have one. Lasting relationships are a lot like gardens. They don't simply happen; they are the result of long, hard work cultivating the causes and conditions within ourselves which lead to relationships; the traits other people find attractive. What do you have to offer in a friendship? Are you generally content, perhaps even happy on occasion? Are you genuinely interested in other people, and a fairly good listener? Do you truly value others; do you show courtesy and respect to them? Some of this is attitude, some learned behavior, but all of it can be cultivated if we try...some of us just have to work harder at it than others.