Men who were late bloomers when it came to dating. What is your story?

2nd one is definitely me, and the 1st one. For the last 2 years I have let the views of other people stay in my head, and I have based a lot of my self worth on what I look. Which I work hard on at the gym for example, but I often and defintely in the past have thought... "I won't be good looking until I am x amount of body fat %".

Over lockdown I ran 80km, and I can also deadlift 180kg at a bodyweight of 73kg so I am athletic, its just that noone has found me attractive. So I indeed feel ugly. Even after setting an online dating account I have already felt major temptations to delete my account, because of how I look. I also have minor gynecomastia and literally can't hide it in one of my best pics... (white t shirt).

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