Dammit! I'm going to get a girlfriend!

I'm just too damn lonely. I am a very empathetic person, and part of that means I can become terribly silly and emotional, like soft putty. However, I can only be like this with someone I really trust and I love that sense of total freedom, that complete trust. I need it, but I don't have it and its eating away at me! Not only that, but my libedo, being ever so constrained, has started to expose itself in... erm... unusual ways. If you a very sly internet user you may be able to find out how, but damned if I'll tell you, lol. Enough said about that the better. :???:

Given the situation, I've decided to find a so-called soulmate. I know that I am very personable and can develop a rapport quickly, while complimenting that with a profound sense of confidence. There's nothing I enjoy more then making a person feel good. Combined with my intelligence, wit and money (well, more then the average student) I expect to be able to charm women with relative ease.

Of course, I think by expecting to succeed you're already half way there. Namely, because when you half full faith in something, even in a suspense of disblief kind of way, your subconscious will start working on your side. It's likely that that sense of belief, of confidance, is simply the natural feeling of having your deepest thoughts aligned with your course of action. I know hypnotism works on this principal, by relaxing the mind into the alpha wave state where it is most able to suspend disbelief. In fact, the alpha wave state the same state one enters in day dreaming, meditation, REM sleep and deep concentration; all states where conviction and focus are paramount. You have to believe you are seeing images to day dream, believe your are relaxed to meditate, believe you are in another world to dream and believe that the rest of the world is unimportant to concentrate. By recognising this state and applying it to relationships, you can be assured that all your subconscious and non-verbal cues express what you want them to. It's like a form of self-hypnosis, if you will.

In any case, while emotional and intellectual matters are my forte, practical application isn't. I've never once been to a club or really any large social gathering outside of family events. I do dance, but always feel strangely awkward. Probably, this is because I've never taken lessons, making me feel like I don't know what I'm doing. Then again, I imagine most people who dance at clubs don't either. In addition, paceing is important, but I fear I might go too far in the heat of the moment. I'm a bit wild like that. :devilish: Also, there is the issue of filtering, sorting the ones that are just an emotional nightmare lurking under the surface and the ones that are an ocean of possibilities that I can dive into. I suppose though, this is an area where only hands on experiance can increase skill, although my acute sensitivities will surely help. Then there are the physical concerns, what to wear, how to do my hair, skin creams, facial creams, fragrences, etc... even body shaving is getting in vogue. It sounds girly, but the fact of the matter is, those are the standards these days, and I'll do what it takes to get an edge. Plus, sometimes being girly is fun, in a strange liberating kind of way. :LOL: Still, I'm not too worried about my looks, because I know I've got plenty to spare. ;) Now we get to the material concerns, money, gifts, trips, little treats, etc... Still further are the romantic items like poetry, sweet nothings, the subtle "I love you", the gentle yet passionate kiss, the nice things a women expects. Quite frankly, I don't know what they expect. Do you?

Finally, there is the glass wall effect. You know that feeling, where it's like you can see what you want to do or get right in front of you, but there's wall in between, a glass wall. It's so thin though, the other side so close, and you know you can easily break through with just one swift movement! Yet there is this fear. In the same way that people get upset when accidentally breaking a worthless dish, there is that fear and apprehension of breaking the glass simply for the fact that something is being broken. There is something being lost that cannot be recovered, and even if it is worthless and unwanted it still bothers you. For good or ill, that anxiety is there.

The only foolproof way around it I know of is having someone on the other side drag you though. I mean, I could do it myself. I've been through many of them before on my own. However, by that very same fact, I'm tired. Tired of always doing things on my own, always being alone in my trials and difficulties. The problem is, this is half the point of a relationship to begin with! There is this circular trap here, this mirror maze of the mind. Someone please punch me in the face and get me out of it.

If you have any thoughts, or preferably answers, please post. Bear in mind, I've visited just about every sort of twisted fetish, kinky and pornographic to just plain weird website and community out there. I've searched for the explaination to this listlessness, and loneliness is surely it. So please don't suggest something like "learn to masturbate better" or another ridiculous thing along those lines, lol. :LOL: Believe me... I've tried. :oops:




PS: WTF is with the 6 simily limit? Can't you change it so similies and images are handled seperately? Here I am, exposing my emotional side in a community call for help, and I can't even make excessive use of similies!! It's outrageous! Seriously, something should be done.


For the rest of you, I hope you have a long good laugh.................




No really, I actually did intend it to be funny in parts, lol. In fact, I can't stop laughing about it myself for some reason. Maybe that's a bad sign, oh well... here it goes!
 
DudeMiester said:
PS: WTF is with the 6 simily limit? Can't you change it so similies and images are handled seperately? Here I am, exposing my emotional side in a community call for help, and I can't even make excessive use of similies!! It's outrageous! Seriously, something should be done.


For the rest of you, I hope you have a long good laugh.................


:LOL: Well, first of all,

Dictionary said:
Simile: A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as, as in “How like the winter hath my absence been” or “So are you to my thoughts as food to life” (Shakespeare).

Anyhoo, I hear ya. I've given up on actively searching; getting shot down everytime was kind of demoralizing. hoo..boy... being in a manic state and realizing it. The scary part is when you try to keep being in that state. I'm probably not the best person to continue that discussion. (remembers my own crazy thread from a couple months back :| )

Though it is nice to let yourself go and express yourself from time to time.
 
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Pardon me, my good sir, but I assure you, I am correct.

My entire post is a simile, given that it compares my male emotional understanding with female emotional understanding. If these two things are not unlike, then nothing is! :LOL:
 
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well... I don't know about a limit on similies, but I do know the limit on smilies.... you're kind of confusing me now. :???: :p
 
Yes, for a month or two. I made a rather immature and unwise comment one day. She hated me for about 2 years. I don't want to into details though, but I will say that I regret hurting her although I don't regret losing her. She ended up better off though. I've talked to her recently, and we got along well. You could almost still see that look in her eye from years ago, but we both knew better then to go there. It's hard to describe it.

Alstrong said:
well... I don't know about a limit on similies, but I do know the limit on smilies.... you're kind of confusing me now. :???: :p
I suppose I should have worded it better, so here's another try:

Pardon me, my good sir, but I assure you, I am correct. My entire post is a simile, given that it compares my male emotional understanding with female emotional understanding. If these two things are not unlike, then nothing is! :LOL: Thus, after the sixth paragraph the forum wouldn't let me add more details. It gave me a 40fnord error, saying something about a sappiness overflow in the rhetoric buffer. Interestingly, the 7th paragraph and below were not flagged. I'm not sure why. In any case, I can understand the need for filtering images, given all the nonsense that floats around the web, but in a forum such as this I think its safe to say we members will not abuse the written word unless it was truely important!

I suppose you need a certain bent of the mind to appreciate the humour though.
 
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if your looking for someone, why not try eharmony.com . The immigration forums i frequent have had quite a few sucess stories with it.

epic
ps hope you find someone.
 
Actually, I wanted to write a paragraph about tools that can facilitate this endeavour, such as the one you mention. Unfortunitly, I forgot.

Also, the first progress report:

After posting that emotional stew, I feel totally embarassed now. This is better then nothing. I must be getting somewhere! Success is on its way! :D
 
DudeMiester said:
Actually, I wanted to write a paragraph about tools that can facilitate this endeavour, such as the one you mention. Unfortunitly, I forgot.

Also, the first progress report:

After posting that emotional stew, I feel totally embarassed now. This is better then nothing. I must be getting somewhere! Success is on its way! :D
Try it out, let us know if your experience. Im sure there are many here who are also in need of companionship. ;)

epic
 
I will. Still, I hold this romatic notion that Ms. Perfect will just burst in the door, falling on my life like some hap-hazard accident, some divine stroke of luck. Still, the real world doesn't work that way. One must put their nose to the grindstone to generate results. Then again, I do have oddly good luck. Who knows...

I swear, some part of my mind thinks this is the funniest thing ever. I just can't stop laughing. So many funny lines like, "In my conviction, I raised my fist in the air, declaring my will to succeed only to notice how skinny my arm was."
 
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Do yourself a favor and do not focus on trying to find your soulmate. That's just going to leave you in an entirely depressed state because you will have tragically failed to find her. I'm not being pessimistic here, just giving you some advice. It makes no sense to seek a soulmate. By not looking you she will find you.

Where do you live? If you feel uncomfortable with revealing that on this forum then I understand.

And no, noone should tell you to find ways to masturbate better. You should go out and just date a few women and see how things develop there. At least that way you may potentially find what you really want from a woman and what you really don't want. And there's the whole sex thing. Might as well graduate from masturbation and start having sex, after the 3rd or 4th date you should be able to do it.

Looks aren't as important as you think they are. We've all seen the fat guy get the hottest looking girl at a club, school, where ever. And that's because he has confidence. Confidence is definitely the key.

Also, what are you going to school for?
 
DudeMiester said:
I will. Still, I hold this romatic notion that Ms. Perfect will just burst in the door, falling on my life like some hap-hazard accident, some divine stroke of luck. Still, the real world doesn't work that way. One must put their nose to the grindstone to generate results. Then again, I do have oddly good luck. Who knows...
In the end, she will. You won't find Mrs. Right, she'll find you, when you least expect it, and probably in a most unforeseen manner.

But you have to make yourself available to be found, which it sounds like you haven't.
 
Sonic said:
Do yourself a favor and do not focus on trying to find your soulmate

I second this. You may scare people off too early. Just be open-minded, relax and make more female friends.
 
Okay, first: listen to sonic and patsu.

DudeMiester said:
I'm just too damn lonely. I am a very empathetic person, and part of that means I can become terribly silly and emotional, like soft putty. However, I can only be like this with someone I really trust and I love that sense of total freedom, that complete trust. I need it, but I don't have it and its eating away at me!

You're just human, that's perfectly normal.

Given the situation, I've decided to find a so-called soulmate. I know that I am very personable and can develop a rapport quickly, while complimenting that with a profound sense of confidence.

"Soulmate" is a very seldom species. I've yet to meet two people which were soulmates from the get-go. Not impossible but very, very seldom and unusual. That's something you grow into with the right partner, not a beginning.

There's nothing I enjoy more then making a person feel good. Combined with my intelligence, wit and money (well, more then the average student) I expect to be able to charm women with relative ease.

Making a woman feel good has nothing to do with money, wit or intelligence. "Charming" them is easy, but taking that further is something completely different.

Of course, I think by expecting to succeed you're already half way there. Namely, because when you half full faith in something, even in a suspense of disblief kind of way, your subconscious will start working on your side. It's likely that that sense of belief, of confidance, is simply the natural feeling of having your deepest thoughts aligned with your course of action.... It's like a form of self-hypnosis, if you will.

Having high hopes will only let you fall deeper. Just relax and don't "try" to "succeed". That's not a competition.

In any case, while emotional and intellectual matters are my forte, practical application isn't. I've never once been to a club or really any large social gathering outside of family events.

That's where you should begin. Socialize, make friends, learn how to interact with new people in a fun, easy way.

Then there are the physical concerns, what to wear, how to do my hair, skin creams, facial creams, fragrences, etc... even body shaving is getting in vogue. It sounds girly, but the fact of the matter is, those are the standards these days, and I'll do what it takes to get an edge. Plus, sometimes being girly is fun, in a strange liberating kind of way. :LOL: Still, I'm not too worried about my looks, because I know I've got plenty to spare. ;) Now we get to the material concerns, money, gifts, trips, little treats, etc... Still further are the romantic items like poetry, sweet nothings, the subtle "I love you", the gentle yet passionate kiss, the nice things a women expects. Quite frankly, I don't know what they expect. Do you?

They expect a normal man.

Finally, there is the glass wall effect. You know that feeling, where it's like you can see what you want to do or get right in front of you, but there's wall in between, a glass wall. It's so thin though, the other side so close, and you know you can easily break through with just one swift movement! Yet there is this fear. In the same way that people get upset when accidentally breaking a worthless dish, there is that fear and apprehension of breaking the glass simply for the fact that something is being broken. There is something being lost that cannot be recovered, and even if it is worthless and unwanted it still bothers you. For good or ill, that anxiety is there.

Susan Jeffers: "Feel the fear and do it anyway"


The only foolproof way around it I know of is having someone on the other side drag you though. I mean, I could do it myself. I've been through many of them before on my own. However, by that very same fact, I'm tired. Tired of always doing things on my own, always being alone in my trials and difficulties.

No. The only way is to do it yourself. And we're all alone to begin with. Learn to like yourself, that makes it a lot easier. And it'll also open lots of new possibilites. Noone will like you if you don't like yourself, that reflects in your every move and women can smell that from a mile away without even thinking about it. Relax.
 
Sonic said:
Do yourself a favor and do not focus on trying to find your soulmate. That's just going to leave you in an entirely depressed state because you will have tragically failed to find her. I'm not being pessimistic here, just giving you some advice. It makes no sense to seek a soulmate. By not looking you she will find you.
Of course. I figure that if I meet enough women then one will just click by random chance. Hopefully, it'll stick.

Where do you live? If you feel uncomfortable with revealing that on this forum then I understand.
I don't care. I'm alternately near Toronto and in Waterloo during school terms. If you need more specific terms, MSN, email or PM me. You know, I do keep my location in my profile, lol.

And no, noone should tell you to find ways to masturbate better.
That was really just a joke, lol.

Looks aren't as important as you think they are. We've all seen the fat guy get the hottest looking girl at a club, school, where ever. And that's because he has confidence. Confidence is definitely the key.
Absolutely! However, having both doesn't hurt either. Of course, you don't want to look too perfect imho. That can be just uncanny. Who want's someone who spends hours working their image? I know I don't want to be like that. On the other hand, if there's a few easy ways to improve one's appearance, I don't see the harm.

Also, what are you going to school for?
I'm at the University of Wateloo in Computer Engineering. Naturally, there are very few women in the program, maybe 5%.

In regards to _xxx_'s comments:
Having high hopes will only let you fall deeper. Just relax and don't "try" to "succeed". That's not a competition.
I know what you're saying. To me, success isn't achieveing the ideal goal you strive for, but the mere fact that that you do strive for it and put in an honest effort. If that's done, then regardless of the result, I call it a success.

They expect a normal man.
If the women who goes out with me expects a normal man, well they're screwed, lol. I need more then a white bread boring relationship. The women who gets me better be in for one hell of a ride, because I'm a veritable rollar coaster of fun.

No. The only way is to do it yourself. And we're all alone to begin with. Learn to like yourself, that makes it a lot easier. And it'll also open lots of new possibilites. Noone will like you if you don't like yourself, that reflects in your every move and women can smell that from a mile away without even thinking about it. Relax.
I do like myself, but I'm always striving to better myself, never satisfied with the status quo. This doesn't mean I don't like myself though. In fact, people sometimes (jokingly) describe me as narcisstic, lol, my aura of confidence is that complete. It's just that I'm just always trying to improve, and I know I can always do so. Manipulating my thought patterns and subconscious is but one method to achieve this. It's actually very effective, but only if you truely believe that it will work. That's the nature of thought patterns, in order to create new ones you have to think it completely. It's just how the mind works.

In this case, the idea is to implant a thought pattern of success. Believe completely that you will succeed, and your subconscious mind will direct you to that goal transparently and automatically. I've seen the same method used in those get rich guides. You don't literally "attract" money, but you do subconsciously attract it as you are drawn to do things that will generate money, like saving and investment. Since it's automatic, most people won't realise it until they have their money and it all seems like magic. Of course, there's no garuntee that it will work, but it will dramatically improve your odds by having the fullness of your thought and intention directed at that goal.

The nice thing about this is that once the subconscious gets in the act, it's totally stress free. The subconscous doesn't really have emotion in and of itself, so whatever's programmed into it just feels completely neutral and natural. This way you can be dedicated to a task without having to worry about burning yourself out. It's really quite profound once you get good at it. I know for a fact that at this point I can change any behaviour I want in 2 weeks, if I am committed to the change.

Of course, you can affect physiological functions too, but takes much longer. From 3 to 12 months of training depending on the issue, just so the necessary synapses can get wired up. Right now I'm working on control of my heart, the brain's reward center, adrenaline and endorphin release. I already have rudimentry control of the first two, some control of adrenaline and fairly good control of endorphins. With the reward centre, well, I'll let you guess what that's about, but it's already starting to work. With the heart and adrenaline it's mostly a novelty. Although with adrenaline you can slow down the experiance of time, literally like bullet time. However, you have to be careful with this. Do it too much and you will OD, causing serious harm, shakes, rage, broken bones, etc... Finally, with endorphin release I can create a nice tingly highly euphoric feeling whenever I want, and it works almost too well, lol. Eventually, I'm going to work on controlled hallucinations, like extreme day dreaming, so that I may better project my artistic vision, ideas and designs. These are all things that you can control with many other examples of people who've done it. The brain is incredibly adaptable if you push it correctly.

Despite this skill I've developed, I have trouble applying it to things other then novelities because of the glass wall effect, the fear of irrevocable change of myself. I'll look for that book you posted, maybe it's in the university library. However, these days I feel I'm on the cusp of accepting it. Then again, maybe that's the glass wall again, you always feel you're on the cusp with it, lol. It's an interesting problem, convincing yourself that it's ok to convince yourself in an uncertain world.

Man, this was supposed to be a short post. I write too much.
 
"Normal man" - that's got nothing to do with fun etc. but with being a male with an according attitude, behaviour etc. regarding the mating rituals, sex and so on. A certain amount of healthy male dominance included.

Also, the way you're describing yourself - make sure you don't appear as some sort of a arrogant prick (regardless of really being one or not, just the outside appearance/behaviour).

Have you ever asked your best friends what you look like from their point of view? Like "if I was a complete stranger, what would you think of me after spending a few minutes with me?" or such. Helps a lot. I had my two best friends point it out to me whenever I behaved like a prick and it did indeed help me to get rid of some not-so-nice traits.

Oh yeah, and that pattern planting: you might like to read some stuff on NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), though I don't think it really helps much in love matters.
 
Way ahead of you there about NLP.

As for my attitude, I've never had someone say anything or express annoyance verbally or non-verbally. Well, I'm sometimes late and that have evoked a reaction. On the other hand, I've also had people pouring out their secrets on me after an hours chat. If there was anything that could be an issue is that sometimes people percieve me as a bit spacy or blunt, but that is pretty rare. I've very much aware of the line between confidence are arrogence, and the subjectivity of that perception. I do try to keep it within reasonable limits, unless they know I'm joking around.
 
None really. Just inexperiance. Aren't there any love gurus in these parts from which I can extract nuggets of golden wisdom? I thought every forum had one of those? People who've scoped out all the dating services and social groups, online and offline, and gives recommendations thereupon.
 
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