First off, can we eliminate the flaming. please? Thank you.
MMA Fighter:
First off, I'm definitely old enough to be your mom so I can give you adivice from "the other side". You also may consider me to be a bit old-fashioned in my views but they've gotten me this far.
Your unhappiness is timeless. I mean, I went through it when I was your age and I'm certain that generations before me (even the dinosaurs!) went through it. Except maybe the sex part.
I'm not entirely certain what the rush to have sex is. If you do everything now, what will you have to look forward to? There's a difference between having sex and sharing physical love. Which are you looking for? Sex for the sake of sex can leave one feeling very empty afterwards. I speak from experience. Sex for the sake of sex involves no intimacy, just hormones calling to each other. IMHO you're too young to be doing this because of all of the permanent diseases you can catch from having unprotected sex, much less becoming a father at 16. Think about it--is it really worth taking chances just to "do it" (as it were).
You know, it's very easy to lie on surveys--just because they're in Big Name Magazines doesn't give them credibility. The statistics are based solely on answers and if the answers aren't true the statistics aren't worth anything.
When I was in high school I never dated anyone. I was "one of the boys". My interests were more male-oriented (I loved professional baseball and could hold my own with the best of them). I wasn't interested in dressing up, using makeup and playing the silly games that girls would use to go after boys. Plus, I was in the "smart group", so to speak and we were interested in other things.
Whilst it was great to be "one of the boys" it was also a killer. One of the guys in the group I really liked for much of high school. He considered me "a pal" only and I'd listen to his girlfriend problems. And absolutely died inside. More than once I cried myself to sleep because no one expressed an interest in me.
In senior year I met a friend of a friend of mine on a school field trip. We hit it off grandly and towards the end of the year we exchanged class rings (do they still do that any more?). We were "going steady" and when my male friends saw his ring on my finger they suddenly realized I was A Female and dropped me. I felt like I had a rare and possibly communicable disease. I couldn't stand being ostracized so I gave the guy his ring back after five days. I hated myself for what I'd done to him--dropping him for this group.
You're judging yourself by artificial standards. I know you've heard this before in a different context, but jumping off a 10-story building defined you as a "man" would you do it (even if everyone else was doing it)?
A Real Man is comfortable in his own skin. He is in touch with his feelings and is a friend to himself. He accepts his good and bad points (and works on the bad ones). He doesn't follow the crowd for the sake of following it and doesn't have to explain to anyone his reason for not following. He defines himself in terms of himself and not in terms of anyone else. He accepts people for who they are (he may not necessarily *like* a particular person but acceptance is not the same as liking).
A Real Man is multifaceted. He is always interested in learning something big or small. He moves forward and looks ahead. He has a plan for his life (alhtough that plan doesn't have to be for the rest of his life, it can be for the semester, for the year) and he is flexible enough to revise his plan in the event he finds out the plan isn't working.
You may possibly have a strike against you because you're bi-racial and people at your age can be extremely cruel about race. Young people place importance on things that older people have gotten past: looks, money (often reflected in the way one dresses)--stuff that fade over time. Older people (maybe about 10 years older or so than you) start to look for character, honesty, friendship--the intangible things that don't fade.
The semester has started. How about joining a club or an organization, or leaning a new skill? You'd be with other people who had stuff in common with you and form new friendships. THE BASIS TO ANY RELATIONSHIP IS FRIENDSHIP!! Maybe form a study group with people from a class, males and females.
You talked about the cheerleaders. They're what I call the "first row" women (think of bleachers). Everyone sees them and many are shallow enough not to see past them. Take comfort in the fact that many of them have reached their peak in high school and will on the downward slide for the rest of their lives.
Now, look in the rows above the cheerleaders. There are all kinds of women. They may not have the looks that the first-row females have and are probably somewhat shy. But I'll bet there's someone up there who is just dying to go out with you but she's too shy to even approach you. She may even cry herself to sleep because no one notices her.
Do you make yourself approachable? It *is* important to keep good grooming because, as the commercial said, you only get one chance to make a first impression. It's like this throughout life--even in job interviews. Do you walk around like you have a storm cloud over you? If you do, STOP IT! It's possible you could be sending out signals saying "Stay Away". Project an air of confidence (even if it's just an act). Show people that you are someone worth knowing.
You seem like a very likeable young man, just a little frustrated. I'll bet you're very smart, too (seem lately that Asians have it all over Westerners in terms of getting good grades). You have a great deal to offer some lucky young woman but it may take a little time. It's OK, really it is. I think you're putting too much pressure on yourself (I know, it's easy to say because I'm not in your position).
I didn't have my first "True Love" until I was in second year of University. It was also my first Big Heart Break. Relationships are like roses--they look beautiful but they have thorns that can hurt. Every relationship has a 50/50 chance of working out (and I include parting as friends and maintaining that friendship for the rest of your life--I have some of those). I didn't get married until I was 38 and actually wasn't ever planning on getting married.
I was happy being by myself. I accomplished many things I wouldn't have otherwise. Yes, I was alone but I wasn't lonely (well, sometimes I was). There's a big difference between "alone" and "lonely". You can be in a large crowd and feel terribly lonely. You can be alone and be terribly happy.
I'm sorry for the rambling. I have a migraine coming on and need to address it.
Good luck, keep posting and ignore the flamers.