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Can you elaborate? I invited her a number of times. She always seemed happy but consistently let me know a day in advance she could not make it. She did propose alternatives at times. But isn't this a signal that she did not really want to hang out with me?
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When she says yes but then cancels, she is giving a mixed message. Part "yes", part "no".
It seems that part of her wants to hang out, and part of her doesn't. If she really did not want to hang out with you at all, she would just say no.
Offering alternative dates is an aspect of the "yes" part of the mixed message. But it's still a mixed message.
It seems to me that you have several choices.
Since consistently canceling the day before is rude, you could decide not to ask her any more. You could conclude that she is a rude person and not worthy of your interest.
You seem to take her actions personally, and assume that her actions show she doesn't want to hang out with you. But, as I said, if that were the case, she could just say no, period. Maybe something more complex than that is going on, perhaps having to do with her anxiety. You could be curious as to why she cancels, and ask her kindly about it. "This is the fifth time you have cancelled the day before. I am wondering why this happens so often?"
You could ignore it completely and continue to ask her out.
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But the other one is better, isn't he?
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It's tempting to think this, and your voices want you to. But to me, good relationships are about fit, not "betterness".
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If nobody ever chooses me, doesn't that mean that there is always somebody who is better?
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To me, that merely says that the right person, the right fit, has not come along yet.
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I should become spectacular and I can't.
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I think it would be really valuable to ask yourself, or in discussion with your therapist, what leads you to believe that you "should be spectacular".