Now that I'm older, I have a hard time answering "what do you want for your birthday?". The things I really want are not capable of being gifted.

Like I said, I don't have a girl I like, I've never really had any motivation to drive me to actually make the move. Some people are head over heels and have heavy feelings over someone. I never had that, so I never intend to make a move unless the girl's the perfect one.

It makes stuff incredibly difficult, hence the reason why I've never been on a real date before. I did go out with girls and have fun, but I never considered them as dates. And speaking of honesty, I think I'm being too honest I never did something unless I really liked a person (= never). You and other people keep telling me "just go try, it can't hurt", now I'm not like other people, not in the sense to say that I'm special, but to say that the methods that may work for others doesn't work for me. In the past, I've had a girl literally saying that she liked me, but I couldn't respond. Because I don't want to accept her feelings "just to try it out". Also, about the shallowness, I wasn't talking about looks, I was talking about how people represent themselves as some sort of group "hey, I'm into metal, you're into metal, let's date", sort of thing.

Lol, this really frustrates me. I don't want to be considered as a problem, because I frankly don't think it's a problem that I'm single. Do I want to have a gf? Sure, I really do, but I don't feel that it's a priority, except that I do feel the pressure from everyone as if they're me. I think the only reason people are "surprised" that I have no one is because they want to feel better about themselves. Do they genuinely care? I really don't think so. It's not like they're actively worried and try to look for tips or anything. They're surprised how people can be that awkward to not have a girlfriend at such an age, which isn't really helping.

My dream is just to meet someone who's really compatible, which may be just a pipedream. Again, I think you're focusing too much on the "not being able to" part. I only added this because I don't want to lie, I know I'm not the smoothest player, but I've had plenty of opportunities, I'm not even trying to brag. For some reason, I've always turned the opportunities down because I don't feel comfortable with the girls who presented them. I've had girls asking to stay the night with them, I refused. I've had this girl tell me she really really liked me (she was drunk though), but I just say "Yea" because I don't know what to answer (I know I'm a dick). There was this girl who literally said she wanted to go on a date with me, but I laughed it off because I wasn't really into her.

That's why I really dislike those "perfect yourself for the girl!" tips.

In the end, I think I don't even deserve someone if I keep going on like this. It's ironic to complain that I have no one if I don't even accept opportunities. Then again, can you blame me if I don't have any feeling for someone?

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