Johoe's site shows rather empty mempool for last night, so it should not be a fee problem (unless somebody did something fishy/less than the recommended minimum).
OP should recheck the status, maybe also check if his Electrum is online/connected.
it doesn't seem like OP's issue has anything to do with fees or even unconfirmed transactions for that matter. he is just looking in the wrong place that is the "receive tab". that tab has always been a source of confusion for everyone, you can create "requests" there will remain in "pending" state until someone actually pays you. it is like creating a donation link and waiting for a donation to come.