Earlier this week, Felicia Day wrote a blog post. In it, the well-known actor eloquently expressed something that a…
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I don't know, I suffer from pretty much the same problem as this guy in the article above minus the weight issue. I have a low self-esteem combined with almost no dating skills. It sucks because I reject any genuine interest because I don't really believe I'm good enough for a relationship. I'm also a introvert which…
You took all of that as a magical storybook/movie outcome? Did we read the same article? Because I saw that guy being told that he's got some hard work to do on himself, but that it's ridiculous to give up. I'm sorry that you didn't see that, and that you've given up. That's no way to live.
You should have tried reading the article instead of hitting the gym.
A few years ago I was in a similar situation.
Is this guy me from 16 years in the future?
I'm a guy who was once 350, dropped down to 217, went up to 370, dropped down to 230, and am currently 280 after getting up to 290 and working hard to break my bad habits, it just got to the point where I'm naturally eating less and it's not so painstaking to not eat a lot and it all just got a lot easier.
Sure, but there's someone for everyone. What I find attractive might not be what you find attractive etc. Differences in taste.
That's completely untrue. As Dr. Nerdlove just said, women are not a monolith.
I'm a chick, and I've dated a variety of male and female body types, from "I'm underweight except for my beer gut" to "I'm a professional contractor and put on muscle like it's going out of style" to "I have at tummy and like to wear grandpa sweaters."
Why are you commenting on something you have no interest in? I could care less about Super Mario Bros but they have stories here about it...
How is it false hope?
There is some truth to the 'have confidence, have a good personality, and think positive' advice given here. When I was younger, I used to get gigs as a model. Not humble bragging, just saying I was reasonably attractive. And I dated several men who weren't what society idealizes as attractive men (think older men,…
Excuse me Santa does exist.
I had similar issues through high school and into college. I was fortunate enough to find a good group of friends who stuck with me and helped me build confidence by encouraging me to break out of my social norms.
One thing to note: exercise and eating right is always great, and you say you've lost some weight, so maybe you've been at it for a while, and that's cool!
I knew this guy in high school who sounds very much like the first guy but with a major difference so I'll just report my findings.
No, most of this stuff is mental and a gym isn't fixing that.
Went to a wedding where a 350 pound dude had a hot date. Granted he played OT at a DI school but it's confidence man.