Got lash extensions and fell in love…. After reading on here, I don’t want to continue anymore. Am I making the right decision?

So I’d been wanting to try lash extensions for a while. I finally decided to when the lash place near me was having a 50% off special.
I got the classic set and I felt soooo beautiful.
HOWEVER;
I was told they would last me 2-3 weeks. I’m at day 9 and they’re already starting to look bad. As in, falling out, going in different directions, and getting way too curly. I don’t pick at them, I sleep on my back, I don’t rub my eyes. I’ve been very careful with them.

PROS: I wake up and feel SO pretty. I can leave the house to run errands and don’t have to worry about how I look even when I’m dressed in errand clothes and my hair is in a bun.

I work in healthcare, I wear a mask 30-70% of the day, scrubs, and my hair up. It’s nice to have my lashes done because I can’t necessarily wear other makeup besides mascara (which will end up underneath my eyes at the end of my 10 hour day)

It’s approaching summer time, it’ll be nice to not have to worry about my makeup running when I’m outside doing any sort of activity. I could just throw on sunscreen and call it a day.

CONS: I can’t do other eye makeup 😭 on weekends I’m an avid liquid eyeliner wearer. I love a big wing.

THE COST. It’ll cost about $100 every TWO weeks. That’s $200 a month just on lashes!? My electricity bill isn’t even that much.

Damage- I’ve read on here that lash extensions caused major damage to others

Am I right in thinking that I should stop?? I have 2 fill appointments booked for this month… I was fully committed to being a lash extension girly but now I don’t know if I can justify it.
Does anyone have some realistic alternatives I could look into?? I don’t know a thing about cluster lashes but I might be willing to look into it if it seems realistic