Join the club, make me feel better?

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Get yourself a boombox and go stand outside a club at kicking-out time with this playing, preferably in the rain (a la High Fidelity):


Failing that, hit up the Meatloaf:


Actually, I suppose the Beauty and the Beast analogy isn't lost on you. Get yourself some candles and a cane, son.
 
Everything. Absolutely everything. It's a daunting, over-whelming, mountainous task.

How do you re-invent yourself and make it stick?

You don't need to. Just grow within yourself and try to become comfortable with yourself. Everything else will follow. Other people are attracted to confidence. Sure it won't happen overnight but just try to be comfortable with yourself and you'll be surprised what changes around you.
 
Been said here many times before. Learn to like yourself. Seriously. Do what ever you feel is missing or needed in your life to improve yourself. FORGET about girls for the moment (and quit putting them on a pedestal while you at it) and focus purely on liking yourself.

Few examples would be. Try having one random conversation with a stranger each day. It could be a shopkeeper, street-sweeper or a random. Just get used to talking to strangers. I do it all the time, never been bitten, I promise.

Take up a hobby. For example, I play a lot of golf. I'm down the club at least 3 times a week playing 18. You cannot help but meet people. I went there on my own as nobody I asked wanted to go with me. To date I've had at least 10 invitations for nights out through members I've met, numerous invitations to play with others ... and even two 'winks and suggestions' from 40+ year old cougars .. but that's another thread. It happens because I'm happy and secure in myself, walk around with a friendly confident smile and it just attracts people. It could easily be the same for you.

You're 30 (as am I) and the problem with people our age is that we're beginning to get settled in our ways. We've learned who we are and accepted it. You and your right hand can either go through life alone or you can make an effort and change things for yourself. Nobody can do it, only you can.

Now get off your ass and out of your comfort zone and do something will ya.:mad:
 
So yeah, I'm 30, never had a girlfriend, never kissed a girl. Starting to get worried about spending the remainder of my days alone :/

Literally everyone I know is married with kids, which doesn't help! I feel like I've completely missed the point of being alive. I just don't know if I'm capable of living a normal life, or if there's something broken that just can't be fixed.

And now, gentlemen, you may begin your mockery ;) Also this thread is srs thread too. I swear!

Do we actually know the OP is male and not a female banging on the closet door trying to get out? :eek: :D
 
join a club of some description that you are interested in, likely to find like minded people who will lead you to female like minded people that you can hook up with :-)
 
The confidence thing is massive to be fair but there are ways to force yourself into conversation without really realising it lol. A good female friend of mine told me that most very attractive girls never really get chatted up outside of clubs etc due to how intimidating they look etc and end up with complete ******s due to it. I thought I'd put this to the test at pretty much the worse possibly time last friday by having 4 hours sleep, horrible skin (im 26 with the skin of a 16 year old, work that out) and start a chat with a barmaid and less than a week later I know most of her good friends and have plans with her coming out of my ears :)

I'm no male model by a long shot and have antisocial hobbies and medical problems. Difference here is I know I'm a nice guy and I pride myself on that, which in turn generates a lot of confidence.

Whoever said about going out and have a random conversation with a stranger per day is definitely on the right track to be fair as its so easy to get into a comfort zone where you exclude anyone else out of it. I did a sales job for 6 years and that really changed how I spoke to strangers and more importantly, gave me the confidence to approach them.

Don't change yourself at the end of the day, just change how you approach situations and with a bit of luck you'll find someone. Tonnes of guys I know think that women are like an alien species with hobbies vastly different from our own etc. The girl I'm seeing likes nothing more than to wake up to a fry up and spend the entire day watching horror films and playing left 4 dead 1 and 2 lol. These girls aren't too rare either, theres more of them than first appears!
 
But mainly for me I'm looking for someone who could actually like me, accept me, want to be with me... and when I look in the mirror I see a big problem with that. I don't like me, and I see no reason for anyone else to either.

Mate that is your problem right there. If you can't accept who you are, dare I say love who you are, how do you expect anyone else to accept or love you, it just don't work like that.

People accept each other because they probably have as much in common as they dont have in common. They love each because they share common interests but also do things that are completely different because that adds variety to the relationship.

Stop putting yourself under so much pressure to find the relationship, have a kiss and get laid. If your 30 so what.

Sounds to me that you have issues with your self confidence and self esteem. Do stuff to build your self esteem. Try something completely new even if you fail at it. At least you can look yourself in the mirror and say you gave ityour best shot. Make a list of what you have achieved in your life no matter how big or small. If you have done nothing, then start achieving. If you cant drive then start driving, if you cant paint then start drawing, if you cant cook then goto lessons(might be some hot MILFS there :p) Before you know it, you will find your own confidence and you will then either accept who you are or change who you are. Only then will you have the confidence that what you are saying has some worth to a complete stranger. In reality it probably always has but you just dont see it yet

Best of luck dude ;)
 
I know it's an oldish thread now but I stumbled across it whilst using 'search' to find something else entirely.

I'm bored at work and managed to scan through the whole thing, only to find out there is no happy ending at the end :(

OP how are you doing now ?

Have you taken on any of the good advice that is littered through this thread ?

Hope you do - you seem like a good guy that deserves some happiness in your life.
 
I know it's an oldish thread now but I stumbled across it whilst using 'search' to find something else entirely.

I'm bored at work and managed to scan through the whole thing, only to find out there is no happy ending at the end :(

OP how are you doing now ?

Have you taken on any of the good advice that is littered through this thread ?

Hope you do - you seem like a good guy that deserves some happiness in your life.

I have just made myself a plentyoffish account. With the comment I've put on there, and the photo (only one I have of myself atm, I don't keep photos of me), I'm not expecting any replies.

But.... it will satisfy the requests from some people in this thread for a pic, even if you can barely make out my face (I like it that way!)

http://www.plentyoffish.com/viewprofile.aspx?profile_id=29759748



Tbh, I'm probably not in the best place mentally to be looking for a relationship anyhow. But I'm very conscious that the clock is ticking, I'm 31, and even as ****ed up as I am, if I don't do it soon I'll be a bachelor to my death bed.

Happy thoughts, happy thoughts.
 
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