[FlamingCobra]

Because I've never been on a date in my life.

[Polpolion]

Going on a date with someone you're not all that fond of (for lack of better words) isn't much fun. There are billions of girls in the world; I'm not worried about finding the right one as much as being bitter and cynical when I do.

[Nuke]

i find theres no correlation between being bitter/cynical and how much pusseh you get. i could be getting laid more than my usual 4 hookers a year, but id still be the bitter psychopath that i am now.

[Polpolion]

I guess, but I was thinking more about when you're not just looking for sex.

[ssmit132]

Because I've never been on a date in my life.

Neither have I, but it doesn't mean I'm desperate and would go out with the first girl that asked, unless they'd be someone I would actually like to be with.

Kindness, emotional depth, maturity, those are the things you should probably desire to be advertised a lot more.

^ This.

[LordMelvin]

... i could be getting laid more than my usual 4 hookers a year, but id still be the bitter psychopath that i am now.

I think that's the perfect post. Seriously. Everyone else should just stop trying to post good posts now, because they will never approach this.

[deathfun]

For $500 I could get a good hooker for half an hour...or half a hooker for a full hour...

[Mefustae]

For $500 I could get a good hooker for half an hour...or half a hooker for a full hour...

Nah, amputee chicks are too entitled, more often than not.

[deathfun]

1. Ask girl out on date
2. Get her to tell things about herself
3. Ask question: Are you into video games
4. ???
5. Profit

Doesn't work like that. The girls in the classes I'm taking are too stuck up to go on a date with anyone but rich kids.

Also, yes it does work like that. Your issue is your inability to think outside the box. The classes you're taking are filled with parasitic women, so... don't look in your class. Look in other peoples classes, around the block, malls, restaurants, charm a server, bars, theatres, parks, walking randomly around downtown, coffee shops, etc. Confidence or not, there's always a way to strike a conversation with someone regardless of social awkwardness. Start by having a conversation with a cashier, and perhaps make a point of going to that same cashier whenever you can. Confidence is something you build with a person in most cases, and not always exclusive to yourself. Afterall, you get comfortable talking to one person, but not always the next person. That's my advice to getting your foot in the door. Hell, I started a conversation about a sound that kept going off at a bus stop. Well, I didn't start it, she did. I personally was seeing how long it'd take before one of us cracked under the pressure of the sound

[Nuke]

For $500 I could get a good hooker for half an hour...or half a hooker for a full hour...

you can save some money if she is a little fat. also midgets.

[WeatherOp]

Heh, I'm glad I'm married. 

Stinks for you though.

[Nemesis6]

You know what's confusing? Talking with a girl, feeling a connection, but having this little nagging voice in the back of my mind telling you that I'm only talking to her because I'm a guy, and as such I have ulterior motives for wanting to talk to her, even when I don't. At that point it becomes a catch 22 of sorts -- Maybe there's a reason that thoughts like that saturate the back of my mind at such a time? There might even be something to it, because having gotten out of a bad relationship and still dealing with really negative emotions in connection with that, maybe I'm looking for some kind of patch?

[S-99]

Doesn't work like that. The girls in the classes I'm taking are too stuck up to go on a date with anyone but rich kids.

If all the girls won't date you, maybe it's not them who have the problem...

What sigtau said for same reason.

[MP-Ryan]

Because I've never been on a date in my life.

Dates are really not all they're cracked up to be in the movies.  If your sole objective is to go on a date because you haven't, there's really no point.  If your idea is to meet a person/people that you can establish a relationship with, allow me to point you to Lavalife, Plenty of Fish, or another of the plethora of online services for meeting people.

More importantly, if you want to get to know a girl better, ask her to do things with you.  Doesn't have to be a dinner date, doesn't have to be a coffee date, it can simply be going for a walk.  But you have to ASK.  Never asking while waiting for some mythical sign, and you'll be waiting a long time.  The worst they can say is "no," and then you have your answer and can direct your energies elsewhere.

Seriously, what the **** is with socially-awkward teenage boys and this fear of rejection... there are more women on the planet than men, the odds ARE in your favour.  Rejection is best thought of as practice and learning experiences on your way to meeting the right person/people.  Don't fear it.

EDIT:  One other thing - people can sense desperation, and its a huge turn-off.  If you are desperate to go on a date or get into a relationship, it's going to hurt your chances of it.  The right person comes along when you least expect it (in my case, I met my wife after having sworn off relationships in general due to a run of bad ones, and we met while volunteering at a service in University - and SHE was the one who asked ME out).

[Ravenholme]

Because I've never been on a date in my life.

Dates are really not all they're cracked up to be in the movies.  If your sole objective is to go on a date because you haven't, there's really no point

To add a little anecdote to MP-Ryan's post (All of which is completely true) - My girlfriend and I (We've been together over 3 years now) never had a 'date' before we started going out, as we were just best friends who rather naturally (and a sickeningly sweet way, my friends tell me) just started a relationship. We've still never really been on something we'd describe as a date, but then that's because the concept of a 'date' is a bit more American. We go out together, a lot, for dinner/movies/hiking/whatever, but we never describe it as a date - It's just the two of us spending time together as we want to.

[S-99]

All this blabbering from flamingcobra for a date? This is harsh self torment. The way he's going about it will surely be quest in failure and learning. No need to go that route for him i say.

You're not missing anything flamingcobra. Not missing a thing at all. Dating sucks. If you find a girl, then you simply found a girl (plenty of people do this without dating), but for now your just surrounded by women that aren't interested in you (same here buddy). What's great, is focussing on your other things in life, lambasting winkee, or both. Getting all bitter and desperate with it turns you into a guy that no ones going to want to hang with if you focus on going on date-maybe-getting-girlfriend-most-likely-not.

I've been single for 3 years. All my gf's i went out with were tards (later i found out everyone in interior alaska is a tard, so odds of future dates are going to be tardolicious too). So, why self torment? Why the stress? You have nothing better to do than to focus on the things you want and need done. If not, get a **** buddy. I gotta say, my exgirlfriends mom is a decent intelligent human being (whodathunkit, she's not from interior and i wasn't talking about the sex).

To add a little anecdote to MP-Ryan's post (All of which is completely true) - My girlfriend and I (We've been together over 3 years now) never had a 'date' before we started going out, as we were just best friends who rather naturally (and a sickeningly sweet way, my friends tell me) just started a relationship.

I always hated people today saying never to date/get together with your friends. A lot of people ended up in some great relationships because they did date/get together with whatever friend. Good for you man.

[Nuke]

nothing but a bunch of dirty succubi they are. dont waste your time, and keep your money.

[deathfun]

nothing but a bunch of dirty succubi they are. dont waste your time, and keep your money.

And before someone says "equation is wrong, should be time + money", time spent with girls is directly proportional to the amount of money spent, therefore time x money

[Ghostavo]

It's nice to see that misogyny is still alive and well in today's world...

[NGTM-1R]

time spent with girls is directly proportional to the amount of money spent, therefore time x money

Your premise, it is lacking in accuracy.