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Search Results: lack of confidence failure
Does low self-confidence (in social settings) discourage attraction?
Be me. Be male. I can talk to girls but not the ones I like because I am scared of what they'll say. All they can say is no, right? Somehow, I interpret no as a personal failure. So girls, guys, and hermaphrodites out...
Anonymous
(36-45) How to overcome feelings of incompetence after several perceived failures in areas of importance?
I've had issues such as speaking with lack of confidence about subjects (the lack of knowledge of a subject let me down because I read in detail - wanting to grasp much) or speaking loudly amongst others (I have been...
Anonymous
(36-45) Struggling with makeup and lack of confidence?
I’m 16 years old. How would I generally describe myself? Positive, happy, bubbly personality. I always keep a smile on even through hard times, and often people will never suspect what struggles might be going on under...
AchingSoul16
Xper 2 Age: 28 Trial, Error & The Dating Game
Fear of Rejection Take a deep breath, inhale, exhale, now go! Approach that girl or guy you have been eyeing for the last week. Not that easy right? The fear of rejection is a huge problem, and has made forming...
PiuBelloAmante
Yoda Age: 30 Why is confidence more attractive to women than men?
Why is it such an issue for girls to date a guy lacking in drive or direction in his life? I'm pretty much a failure in those respects and girls just don't even consider me. I have great qualities elsewhere and I know...
beesod
Xper 7 Age: 39 I feel so useless and like I've done nothing. I am miserable and horrid.
I am 18 and female. I just feel so miserable inside and no I don't mean to pander on and whine on a relationship site, I'm not looking for pity just a innuendo moment to vent. I will start off by saying I am incredibly...
Anonymous
(30-35) Fixing a broken relationship
I need help. I'm in love with a great girl. I've made a lot of mistakes in the last few months. I've been a selfish, self centered, jerk that took her for granted. Then I became an obsessed anxiety ridden mess when I...
Anonymous
(36-45) How do you recover from bullying?
I understand that there can be a variety of answers for this depending upon severity and that person and the form of bullying. However, what have you recommended to others in the past to deal with bullying? I am mostly...
Anonymous
(36-45) Girls do I deserve to be single for the rest of my life?
I admit that I am completely broken. I am a 27 year old virgin. With no confidence at all. I have no idea how to talk to girls. I don't blame women at all for my failures. You have every right to reject me. Do I deserve...
Anonymous
(36-45) Conflicting Understandings of the Notion that Nice Guys Finish Last
A very common question on this forum focuses on the statement "nice guys finish last". There are also questions around the related issue that I paraphrase as "jerks finish first". What surprises me the most about these...
talloak
Guru Age: 66 Never had a boyfriend: What is wrong with me? Do I need to change?
I recently turned 23 and I've never had a boyfriend, or been asked out or anything else relating to love and relationships. I have a hard time understanding what I lack or what I'm doing wrong. I've thus looked at some...
Anonymous
(36-45) 5 Rules For Staying Out of the Friend Zone - For The Guys
While there are many that would argue the existence of the proverbial friend zone, there's no arguing that there are probably hundreds of thousands of guys who are being told, "I see you only as a friend" at this precise...
theluvgame101
Xper 5 Age: 45 I like drama too much....
and I don't know how to stop. I live on the thrill... of being on the edge of my seat and telling people about it. but it's for mundane things. I get worked up over the littlest things that can easily be talked and worked...
supervixxen
Xper 6 Age: 33 Shyness and Confidence: Knowing the Difference
Though I am more outgoing than I give myself credit for, I am still more on the reserved side. A GAG friend and I agree that this site is “shy central” and a lot of questions on this site boil down to if something is...
u This alleged "nice guy syndrome"? is that just a part of my character? or something I should seek to change?
Sometimes my friends introduce me to people with OTT titles as "the nicest guy you'll meet" and "such a nice guy" etc. and often people say "you don't do that, you're the nice guy". Initially I took this on as a...
Anyhow_Anyway
Xper 3 Age: 38 I've never had a long-term relationship...why?
It has never made too much sense to me... I'm 40 - I've been wanting a girlfriend since 8th grade. As incredible as this sounds (particularly to younger readers), it's the truth. Maybe I'm too picky, but I'm not sure...
AlanPA
Xper 5 Age: 56 Attraction and Opportunity
It was requested that I write an article about an on-going issue that I responded to that pertains to flirting and engaging a person in conversation that would lead into a relationship. Essentially, the initial...
WaitingAtTheDoor
Yoda Age: 44 