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Q: Hopeless, And Giving Up. I Dont Know What to Do.
asked by: minuteofdecay on August 11th, 2005
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Im 17 and never had a girlfriend. Never even been kissed. My whole life is kind of like one big, really sick joke.

The few girls that ever seemed interested in me end up being with my friends. Im not sure if its because im ugly or if I just have terrible luck, but its really taking a toll on me.

Recently I started talking to a girl who I work with. I liked her for a long time but never said anything at school because I didnt know her. I was with my friends at a park a while ago, and her and a couple of her friends were there. She noticed me and said something, so we all went over by them. A couple of us were sitting on a bench and the rest were standing nearby. I was sitting down, and she sat down next to me, said I smelled good or something, and said she was going to talk to me at work the next day. We talked a little bit there but they had to leave after about 10 minutes. I ran into her a bunch of places after that which was strange. One of those times she offered to give me her phone number and told me to call her later. I did and a few days later I met her somewhere and we ended up driving around and talking for a long time by ourselves. I knew it was stupid for me to get my hopes up for anything, but I couldnt really help it. Things seemed to be going so good and she acted like she liked me. Anyway after that we ended up meeting my friends somewhere where we were all drinking. She wasnt drunk or anything but she was still being really nice and was sitting next to me and stuff. I drove her home later and we talked some more, and it seemed like she liked me.

I called her the next day and she came and met me and my friends somewhere. Pretty much the same thing as the night before happened, except I didnt drive her home.

There were a couple times in between these days where she called me at lik 2 in the morning.

Then yesterday I called her and she was already at one of my friends' house. I went over there, and she seemed completely uninterested in me and was aggressively going after my friend. She acted like it was the most normal thing in the world and hardly even acknowledged my presence at all. The only time she talked to me was when she asked for gum. Im sure they could all tell that I was really in a bad mood, and I ended up leaving by myself when everyone else was there. I wouldnt tell any of them where I was going, even though they asked, and when I was driving around by myself she didnt bother calling me or anything. She never offered any explanation as to why she was acting like I wasnt there or why she was all over my friend right in front of me.

Things like this always happen whenever I make any serious effort to get to know a girl. I saw this whole thing coming a mile away but I still (like a person) let myself get my hopes up, just because she acted like she liked me. She didnt just talk to me or anything, she acted like she liked me. And then this doing it thing happens.

Given my history, and that I was sort of depressed in the first place, this has really hit me hard. I cant sleep and all ive done since ive gotten home is cry constantly and break various things.

I dont know what the hell im gonna do, because if shes hanging around my friends a lot now its just gonna be more painful. Its just so doing it disappointing because I got my hopes up so much. I feel so doing it helpless now and I cant get my mind off of it.

Im open to any sort of advice right now.

Thanks
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Glamorgirli
replied on August 11th, 2005
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Now i'm only 18, but my bf is 19 and im his first everything! He used to think he was worthless he tried for so long and every girl he would ask out would turn him down and laugh at him in his face. I think those other girls were stupid because I found the most wonderful guy in the world! In the end he says it better that he didnt have any girlfriends. Relationships are full of drama. Yes they have there good times to but at 17 you have so much stupid bullcrap to put up with, rumors at school, ect.....High school is not the time to have relationships. Just wait till you get to college there are a ton of girls i'm sure out there that will be drooling over you!

With that girl: you cant lose what you never had just one less chick to put up with.

Don't worry the day will come when you find some amazing girl that will knock your socks off! Just remember things happen when you least expect them to. Just stop trying and the girls will come!
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Flexx
replied on August 12th, 2005
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Dude, you're only 17. Wait till you get to be about 30 and in the same situation. It's a whole nother ballgame then. Things could be a lot worse for you. Consider yourself lucky... You still have your youth on your side.
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truckstophero
replied on September 5th, 2005
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A friend of mine was a virgin and had never kissed a girl until he was 23 years old. Then he met his wife to be.

This guy played in a hugely successful band too but just wanted to wait for the right girl. Thats awesome.
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JASMlNE
replied on September 9th, 2005
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Don't feel bad dude. Yes, you are just in high school. You should wait til you get to college. There's so many people in college than there is in high school. You'll also be dorming and you'll meet ladies in your hall. You're young, there's so many opportunities for you.
Also, you seem shy, I think. Be a little more aggressive. And no, don't stop getting your hopes up. We all go through knock downs, (i've had my few shares)...It just lets us learn and when we finally get that one person. We really appreciate them and give them our all. Just hang in there. And it'd be cool if you updated us on when you have a gf. Yay for you.
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Eternal
replied on September 16th, 2005
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Well i'm 17 (nearly 18) but i'm in college, university next year (how different is your school system from britain) and i've never even had a relationship, it just seems impossible for me to connect to anyone in that way, since I (probably like you too) am not the sort of person to fall in love with anyone who seems "fanciable" for some sort of casual relationship. In a way i'm not too disappointed because I have never met anyone I am interested in either, but I am starting to see my youth as irrelevant, as if I haven't been able to connect now, what's to say the same won't happen for the rest of my life? I also believe that if one is young, it does not necessarily mean a long future - I would never assume that certainty - so you can always talk to me, because I find that if you are young, people do not tend to take feelings seriously, due to such "hormonal effects" or "having a long time to go yet". In fact, experiencing such feelings at a young age can be worse - at a time when self confidence and complete identity are still in formation, and feelings such as low self esteem and lonliness can mutilate these forms of development.
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Tony Williams
replied on October 30th, 2005
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Hit like a nail!

Ask her! ... It's the only way, ask her (next time you are speaking) does she like like your friend if it's a "no" work on her.

If it's a "yes" find someone else.
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