This might not be the best place for this question, I'm not sure what the average age is here on this forum, but it's currently the only online community I'm a part of, and I can already predict accurately the advice my meatspace friends would give me, so there's no point asking them.

I'm 22, almost 23. My adolescence was largely defined by an obsession with girls and an inability to accomplish anything with them due to a crushing fear of rejection. I'm well past that phase, through a pretty simple technique (which can be summed up thusly: "stop giving so many fucks"). If I like a girl and she's interested in me on any level I've found I can pretty reliably do whatever I need to do.

But now I'm encountering a new problem. Now that I'm no longer trying so hard, or don't really care so much, I'm finding it difficult to pursue girls with the same energy, because of the following problem: I live in Orange County, and for most of this year I've found that *most of the girls here are not worth liking*. That is to say, there are tons and tons of gorgeous women here, but many of them are BEYOND DULL. Like, I can't even begin to impress upon you how dull some of them are, just try to imagine it. Maybe picture trying to draw with a completely unsharpened pencil.

Sometime last year I decided I was past the 'phase' of being completely and totally girl-crazy. As a result I have put way less energy towards the whole process, and have been spending more time comfortably alone. The problem is this: I'm beginning to realize I can't just walk away completely. I still need some degree of... romantic intimacy, for lack of a better phrase, and I'm realizing I have to put a bit more energy towards seeking that. Now, I do meet girls who are both attractive AND interesting, but they are exceedingly rare for me (my interests being somewhat unorthodox). The majority of girls I meet who I find attractive and in whom I sense interest in me are REALLY FUCKING BORING.

So my question is this: While I wait for interesting girls to come along, should I pursue these boring girls for the sake of 'getting my fill,' so to speak, or should I be ignoring them and toughing it out until the blue moon occasions of actually great girls show up? That is to say, I'm currently texting back and forth an exceedingly boring girl who is very attractive and seems quite interested. I'm not terribly comfortable with leading people on, so if we did anything I'd have to make clear I have no interest in anything serious with someone so boring (wouldn't put it like that of course..). The thing is, as far as I understand people, if they want something serious from you, and you tell them you're not looking for anything serious, they'll claim to be fine with this, but in reality will still carry that torch for you, and in essence you're still leading them on despite their consent.

TLDR: Is it morally iffy to pursue a girl purely for physical intimacy who I suspect is into me more deeply, even if she gives token consent or agrees on the surface to stay casual? I feel a sort of guilt when I think of doing this, but I feel guilty about EVERYTHING so I need outside opinions.

A corollary question to this would be, if it's fine because she gives consent and that's all that really matters, how the fuck do you handle communicating with someone so dull? We seriously have absolutely nothing in common beyond our mutual attraction to one another.