When you find a (rare!) female online, you must protect her at all costs. She will be surrounded by ne'er-do-wells and men of ill-intent. You are her knight. She is your lady. You must never doubt yourself in this. Nature will take its course.
Of course you know. You just do a lot less of what you're currently doing... And then you likely to have different outcomes... I'm not saying that you should or shouldn't do that, but the knowledge is there.