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I guess it's just hard to have hope when I've been hoping for years but this kind of life I'm living now is the only kind I know how to live.

Not possible. Mother is not a good person to be around, to put it lightly, and she would be unable to have me back even if it weren't so. Father is out of the picture completely and wouldn't piss on me if I were on fire. I'm not sure that I have much to offer. I think because I've spent my...

I'm always going to be alone, I'll never love anyone, never get married, never have any kind of significant relationship. I'm unattractive and uncharismatic and I have too many depression issues and insecurities to be a good partner to anyone. My father used to tell me I was going to turn into...

I don't think they do. An animal isn't capable of reciprocating whatever love and affection you give it. Even if a dog is bursting with joy when you walk through the door, ultimately it's because you're the one who provides the food.

This isn't a criticism of you, just to warn you; I'm just going to sound very blunt because this is a subject that I feel warrants it. I don't like all of this primal-animal instinct argument. There are plenty of good reasons why a relationship can turn awkward when one person wants something...

I can't tell if you're a troll or if you really mean the things you say, but I'll never feel badly enough about myself to think your ideas are worth listening to.

I have a conundrum. To be blunt, I consider myself to be very unattractive. I have wanted to bring this up to my therapist for the past few weeks now. However, we've kind of broached the subject before, and at the time her response was (I'm truncating in a way that's going to make her sound...

Thank you :) That seduction community bs seems so pathetic to me, it turns dating into a combative exercise, and I'm pretty sure most men who practice it just resent women in general and their own inability to control things in particular. I want a relationship, not a pissing contest. Although...

I do have some significant anxiety problems. Or I guess it's better to say, I always know that I'm susceptible to anxiety. I've gotten a lot better about being able to talk to just about anybody. I'm pretty good at making people laugh, so I use that to my advantage. Whenever I ask a girl out...

Yeah, I was wondering if a bunch of people would swarm in overnight and call "peacocking" horseshit, since I was a little too polite to. Glad I wasn't disappointed. :) Thanks everyone for the initial tips, I have to go to work now but I'll write more later.

Well, thanks Socrates, but maybe I should rephrase myself. I'm not looking to just hook up with any girl. I want to find someone who likes me for me. I mean, I practice good hygiene, I am in good shape (I don't have a 6-pack but I am healthy, trim, and do exercise regularly), and actually...

I have had a lot of depression problems in my life, but over the past few months I've actually achieved a lot of progress in feeling better about myself. I'm able to recognize that I have good friends who care about me and that I'm a pretty likable person, and I actually have some self-esteem...

Welcome, librariangirl. Why don't you talk a little more about yourself. Do you talk to many people in your daily life? At work or school? What kind of relationships do you have, even if they aren't satisfying? For example, I have a number of friends, several of them I consider "close", but I...

I see a lot of myself in what you say. Sometimes I spend a lot of effort trying to appear cool or whatever, by not going out of my way to give people too "intense" of a response when they try to communicate with me. Oftentimes people think that I'm being cold, distant, or uncaring. I also try to...

I'm moving across town in a month, to an area that tends to have a lot more activity going on than where I am currently (I've been in my current place for about 6 years now). Maybe I can use the move as an opportunity to find something new to do there. I never really have trouble talking to...

Well actually, those two friends of mine (they're a couple) tried to set me up with a friend of theirs a couple years ago. Even had I been completely optimistic toward the idea, it wouldn't have worked out - their friend lives 400 miles away and was only visiting for their wedding; the two of...

Hello. I'm not really sure where to start with this (I signed up a couple days ago but have been writing and re-writing this post, trying to figure out how best to say what I want to say clearly and without too many words. Here goes. I'm 25. I've never had a relationship with a girl. I was...