Why can’t I just be loved for who I am?

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ltcvnzl
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18 Aug 2019, 9:10 pm

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Dating sites! Even if it's 6 sites, it's still the same model of place. People are not really knowing you when they reject you, and you don't even know the people you are suffering about being rejected by. You clearly don't the women in those sites – look how you talk about them, in negative generalization. You're setting yourself up to failure. I thought OKCupid used to be better to a more in depth profile but they changed their system and is quite unusable right now, also I have no idea what people use in your area.

What you think you have to offer to a partner? If you're not so gifted looks-wise, maybe try to show your personality in the photos or maybe focus on a site with less focus on pictures, and write a good text that would attract people who you would be interested.

Also, try stuff outside dating sites. Let people get to know you outside this dating context. Do you have friends? Do you have any hobby? Do you keep off-work relationship with your coworkers? You maybe not be #1 choice from someone in a dating site, but maybe if this person gets to know you, you can have a chance.

I'm not good at dating, but I'm still a girl maybe if you want to show me how is your profile introduction I could help you. Maybe if you have a close female friend that could help you in IRL it can be good, maybe she can even help with taking photos of you.


Been rejected in person for same reason. I’ve also seen women I’ve interacted with and worked with on dating sites. It’s not generalization when they themselves say it.o.0
If every guy you met said you were ugly and so won’t date you how would you respond to that? Eventually you’d accept that’s reality and you can’t fight it.
Every wo,an I’ve met says I’m ugly and that I’m not good enough to date for not having car, Job and own place ie life together. To believe otherwise is paramount to me thinking I can fly despite falling to ground ever time I try,

As been pointed out to me here by women and some men, I have nothing to offer and never will unless I go get a actual job and work full time, climb the Corp ladder, be a real man etc.

I dont know how to write anything funny without coming off creepy. And I see others do it but i dont know how, I also have no life experiences as I’m poor. I can’t trwvel, I can’t go do things. I can’t share some awkward trwvel experiences as I’ve never traveled.
My personality is seen as childish. It’s ok for women to be playful and silly, when a guy is he’s childish and needs to grow up.
Anyways as I don’t do things, don’t trwvel and don’t habe friends, I have to tske sll ,y pictures myself so that limits me to selfies, unless I go pay a professional $300 to tske w photo but I can’t afford that either. Apparently lot people get their photos edited to them look more good for dating sites

No friends, my hobbies are video games(limited to online only mostly guys),tv, shaving(limited to guys online), coin collecting(can’t tell others) and guns(can’t tell others) in short my interest are male dominated, very few women and the ones who do are married or in relationships and got into the interest from their bf.
People at work don’t like me, especially the women as they too good for me.
See that’s the problem women in person don’t want to waste their time on guy like me either not even for friends. They won’t even talk to me, I’ll try to say hi and hey ignore me or give me a nasty look and ignore me. How would I ever get a chance ? And I have hard time talking to or even looking at women so it takes a lot for me to say hi.
However with the younger guys going to college they go right up and flirt with them. So they ignore me and flirt with the other guys(often they have gf already)
In fact I’m mostly invisible to people at work, hey have private conversation right next to me like I’m not even there. :cry:

Last job women would ask me where all the men are like I don’t exist.

I’d have to pm you pictures as it’s all apps now and can’t share profile links.


Why don't you try some hobbies that have more woman involved? I don't. I wanted to be more optimistic, but I know this things are kind of messed up. I'm too invisible in most places, and I know it hurts to feel undesirable (I'm fat, it feel like a sin to not be pretty or have an easy going personality)... I just feel that maybe we should try to see ourselves in a more positive light so we can show that to people? Maybe there is girls who enjoy coin collection or guns, why can't you talk about that? I understand majority of woman care about full time job and cars, but isn't possible to be the ones who don't? Me, as example, I don't care about cars and my ex-boyfriend have only a part-time job and I still love him and would return to him. OK I'm not a prime example of woman, but whatever.



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18 Aug 2019, 9:24 pm

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often what people think someone is, and what they really are, can be very different things.

i imagine some of these people didn’t get the opportunity to know you very well.


This is a very good comment and true for so many people here.

Don't let the dating site shallowness make you feel like less of a person sly, you have a lot of good qualities.



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18 Aug 2019, 9:31 pm

I wish Sly would believe what people say about him—that they like him—rather than seeking to contradict them.

The world isn’t as bad as the Internet portrays it.



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18 Aug 2019, 9:39 pm

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I wish Sly would believe what people say about him—that they like him—rather than seeking to contradict them.

The world isn’t as bad as the Internet portrays it.


He actually thinks more people like me than him but that is not true at all. The people who hate me here outnumber the ones who don’t and they want me gone. They also get away with talking s**t about me but if I dare say anything, I get blocked for 30 days.



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19 Aug 2019, 5:36 pm

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I wish Sly would believe what people say about him—that they like him—rather than seeking to contradict them.

The world isn’t as bad as the Internet portrays it.


He actually thinks more people like me than him but that is not true at all. The people who hate me here outnumber the ones who don’t and they want me gone. They also get away with talking s**t about me but if I dare say anything, I get blocked for 30 days.


I feel like both of you assume more people hate you than genuinely do. I don't hate either of you even if I find both of your attitudes self-defeating.


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19 Aug 2019, 5:58 pm

As a matter of opinion, I don't think anybody actually hates them.


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21 Aug 2019, 9:22 am

(((Sly)))

I have friends now and am generally well-liked but this likeability hasn't, as yet, transferred into the world of love and dating. It might be years, if ever, until I get to that point.



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22 Aug 2019, 9:45 pm

Sly, I feel for you and I'm sorry you're in so much pain. It sounds like you've been through a lot of tough experiences.

However, the way you're describing yourself makes me wonder if you have created a self-fulfilling prophesy. If you really think that no one will like you, you won't project any confidence (or even cheer!) to draw people in to begin with.

As ltcvnzl said, you might seek out a new hobby or club--yes, some women are interested in the same things you are--and just work on building positive relationships with whomever you meet--thinking that "this could be the one" or "I've got to find a relationship now!" or "this won't work--it never does" is too much pressure to put on anyone. Just get on out there, and whatever happens, cut yourself some slack.



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24 Aug 2019, 6:11 pm

After my grandma passes and I’ve recovered I’ll try to respond.


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24 Aug 2019, 7:01 pm

Have you seen your grandmother much recently?



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24 Aug 2019, 8:58 pm

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Have you seen your grandmother much recently?

Sit in her room with her along with family every day. It working. She’s getting worse, can’t talk anymore


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24 Aug 2019, 9:01 pm

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Have you seen your grandmother much recently?
Sit in her room with her along with family every day. It working. She’s getting worse, can’t talk anymore
(((((((Sly and Sly's Grandma)))))))


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02 Sep 2019, 2:12 pm

I’m sooooooo lonely :(


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02 Sep 2019, 8:11 pm

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I’m sooooooo lonely :(


hugs :heart:

is your grandma better?



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02 Sep 2019, 8:17 pm

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I’m sooooooo lonely :(


hugs :heart:

is your grandma better?


No she passed last Sunday, so dealing with that too :(


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02 Sep 2019, 8:44 pm

sly279 wrote:
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I’m sooooooo lonely :(


hugs :heart:

is your grandma better?


No she passed last Sunday, so dealing with that too :(


I'm sorry. My grandma died a few years ago and it was very hard for me. I loved her. I hope she had a happy life and didn't suffered. Best wishes for you.