2010-09-20 22:52:57 UTC
I don't know how else I can say this, so I'll just say it the basic way...
I really really want a girlfriend. I always have.
I'm sure many of you hear this all the time from someone you know. I would expect a lot of rolled eyes and sneers if I said that a girlfriend is the only thing that could make me happy, but the truth is, it is the one thing. I want to experience having somebody to hold, kiss, talk to and comfort. I want somebody that can depend on me, and who'll allow me to depend on them. I don't really have that high standards when it comes to looks, but if they happen to be gorgeous, then why not?
Sorry for veering off-topic. I don't really know what else I can say about what I want. So, I'll tell you what my big problem is. I have tried on and off to get a girlfriend, all times to no avail. Sometimes, I would actively pursue a particular girl as a girlfriend. Most of the time, I'll go months without actually asking one out. At the end of my senior year, I resolved to find one in college. I figured that it would be easier to tell which girls are single and which ones aren't in college, but it hasn't gotten any easier by a long shot. And, even if it had, I still wouldn't be able to tell how many would actually be interested in going out with someone like me.
I'm too scared to ask any girls out now, because I'm afraid of rejection. I've had to many rejections in my life to have any hopes of acceptance. My overall lack of a lovelife has affected everything in my life. My ability to concentrate, my sleep, my work, my studies, my extra-curricular activities, everything. I can't find it in me to do anything. Sometimes, I get so depressed that everything in my body just shuts down. I went to a counselor on campus to try and talk about my problems, but as soon as I reached the staircase leading up to the waiting room, I couldn't move. I started to cry that day because of how powerless I felt about everything. I'm just so scared now. I can't talk to girls except for casual conversation, I can't write anymore, I can't do my homework, I can't watch TV, I can't play a video game, I can't sleep, I can't even go up the stairs to a friggin' counselor. I feel so powerless, but also really pathetic. I get the feeling like I don't have any reason to be upset, and that I should be ashamed of myself. My brain is in a constant tizzy trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong, why any girl would want to go out with me, and why I even bother with anything anymore.
But despite all of this, I can't help but think, why not me? Why don't any girls want to date me? What have I done to deserve getting turned down? I actually sometimes wonder if the female population is set against me, even though I know it isn't. I just want to be normal, get a girlfriend, cherish her, and stop being such a heartbroken wreck all the time.
And sure, I could wait to get a girlfriend, but a girlfriend won't just walk into my life, and I can't wait until I'm 35 for her to do so. It's already been three years since my last date. But, at the same time, I can't find a girlfriend when I'm looking for one.
Could somebody tell me what's wrong with me? Maybe tell me how I can get a girlfriend?