Ever since I was fifteen, I told myself at the beginning of every school year that this was the year I would make a breakthrough with the opposite sex and I would do this, that and the other to make it happen. And in fairness I would make a bit of an effort early on in the year, and in the process I may have improved myself in other respects, but it still wouldn't amount to anything and what I remember most is feeling disappointed. So feel free to improve your appearance or your attitude to your heart's content, but don't expect anything out of it.