To Be Human

far too old to catch they eyes of others.... Huh???? You are never too old to catch someone's eye, it's all how you feel....

There's nothing wrong with being a virgin... It means you still have something precious to give..... As for a kiss at six not counting.... every kiss counts. How did that kiss make you feel,and what did you like about it?

Going deeper into my situation, I have never don all of what you said, never been on a date, not even a date to my high school homecomings. I also struggled with Infatuations but because of circumstances I know it will never be. I struggle with confidence when it comes to appearance and social skills because my parents have brought me down so much. My only fear is that no one will love me for me because my own parents don't. I don't even know if I love myself. I have guy friends and I have even tried to pursue a relationship with them but they all told me they were uninterested. I never threw myself at them nor did I tell them indirectly... I told them my feelings after others told me they thought he felt the same way and after I was confident he felt the same way. Every time this happens I get turned down. I dont think I'm mean, I don't talk a whole lot, I do everything I can to make them happy and in the end, I'm left more broken than before. I truly believe I am meant to be alone even though I tend to be dependent. I used to think that a painful heartbreak was just a figure if speech. Every time I'm turned down, a guy I care for dates my friend, a friend ditches me to go on a date, and all of the other crappy things that happen, my heart aches. All I want is someone to love me because I dont know what that feels like, not even from my parents. I now believe that the only person there for me is me. Love may always be what I hate but I just assume that's how my life is supposed to go. It is relieving to know that I'm not alone so I'm glad I found this. I am curious though... It's been 5 years since this was posted...I'm curious if your situation changed...?

Story of my life as well, details and all... You're not alone :p

Wow, I think you just wrote my life story DarkPhoenix. I am a 24 year old female and everything you said is exactly how I feel...glad to know I am not alone.

Wow this post was written 5 years ago and still continuing. Thank god I found this page. I am 21 never been in a relationship or even have guy friends. I am very depressed and starting to see mild symptoms of either social anxiety or narcisstic personality disorder. I am in the process of 'fixing' myself. My lifelong insecurities over body, my own intellectual capacity and self image as well as an unaffectionate, dismal and fearful childhood are some of the reasons why I refuse to let someone in. Friends either think your gay, abnormal or too selfish. I am afraid of a guy getting to know all of who I am. I give off an innocent outgoing perception but really they are fake smiles and deceptive. I do not want him to know me. I am not like the other girls..I feel distant, not ladylike and I do not know what I want in a guy or life. I dont understand how my close circle of friends have someone in their life..it is foreign to me. Yet despite all of this, you and I know how powerful love is, even if we havent felt it in a relationship. I want to love and be loved, but the walls wont fall...will it ever happen? I sincerely give my best wishes to us all, this is not an easy issue and most do not understand.

You are not alone! Don't worry about your age. Think positive. Tell yourself you can do it! Think of something to talk about then get out there and do it.

byronJohn

wow!!! i feel so not alone!!!

Why you people think you need to "fix" yourself? Maybe the rest of the world needs to be "fixed"? Don't think even for a second, that if you are not like the rest of the world, it means you are the one with the problem. Think it over. Turn it upside down. Maybe you need to fix the world?! If you could change the whole dating system, what would it be? Bring your insights of love to awareness of others :) Change the world.

Thank you so much for writing that. I'm yet another 19 year old who has never been in a relationship, never noticed any sign of a boy taking an interest. I feel like every other girl in the world has been anointed with some sort of magical oil, letting boys know they're available. I'm smart and have finally got to the point where I don't feel that's what defines me (so I have stopped talking about how smart I am). I'm pretty and thin and everyone says I'm very sweet, but I think that sweetness has gotten in the way because it's childlike. Like the rest of you, I'm scared of being in a relationship, and I've been hiding behind a childlike mask.

Hi, im new to this site and i was googling and i came acoss ur story. I too have never been in a relationship, never been kissed, no dates, and im still a virgin. im 20 and some people would say ur still young, but i still feel like im an outcast around everyone i know. I hate hanging around my friends, because being young all they talk about is who they like, who their dating, etc. and it makes me jealous. i feel like im missing out. But im glad that im not alone and there are other people goin through the same thing.

Hi, im new to this site and i was googling and i came acoss ur story. I too have never been in a relationship, never been kissed, no dates, and im still a virgin. im 20 and some people would say ur still young, but i still feel like im an outcast around everyone i know. I hate hanging around my friends, because being young all they talk about is who they like, who their dating, etc. and it makes me jealous. i feel like im missing out. But im glad that im not alone and there are other people goin through the same thing.

you are not the only one...too many ppl feel the same way...unfortunately you will have to figure t our yourself how to fix...i am sure there is a way....working out, hit the clubs, take a good care of yourself...anyway i wish you the best.. thank you

Wow, it is amazing to read all the comments, and DarkPhoenix's post, and see that i can relate to everyone. i am extremely shy b/c while in grammer school i was picked on and bullied all the time b/c of my weight. this distroyed my self-esteem and self-confidence. I always had this dream that i would have a boyfriend when i grew up and got older and nothing ever happend. like most of you, i have never been out on a date and i have never had a boyfriend. i always think that i am too fat and/or ugly for someone to like me which made me believe that this was why no one was ever interested in me.



i am not a virgin, but i wish i was, b/c i was so young, dumb, naive and desperate that i gave myself away to the wrong person, b/c i was just looking for someone to love me, and i ended up with herpes. i beat myself up all the time b/c if i had waited i would not have been in this situation. since college, i have become slightly better, but i still hate myself sometimes for the stupid mistakes that i made. i truely feel now that i am 29 that i will be single and alone forever. it is hard to form relationships when you dont know how. i am a strong believer that childhood shapes a persons personality and future. i will admit that i am very unhappy, and like many, i turned to romance novels b/c i was not getting in life what i was reading in those books. i always wanted to be in a relationship and have someone to feel for me what the couples in those books felt for each other. that is what i have always wanted, and have never been able to attain. I know that i am a good person, and i feel that no one can see me for how i am on the inside and may just see what is on the outside.



dont get me wrong, i have been told that i am pretty and beautiful by many people, men and women included, but if this is true, why have i been single my entire life? I try not to be picky, but how am i to know if someone is interested in me if they dont come up to me. i am very old-fashioned and believe that if a man is interested, he should make the first move. especially since i am too shy, ha ha

I have been scared of relationships. But I was lucky enough that he did love me back but he just didn't say for two years. I spent two years believing he hated me. And it destroyed my confidence. I still love him. Especially now we have been together for a year. But I am still scared of myself. Mostly scared of doing something wrong. And I say to everyone else, Try not to be scared because it makes life harder. I am a coward and that's why I spent two years without him. I can't even kiss him, he has to kiss me. Or I burst into tears out of fear that he might pull away. Don't let this happen to you. I don't regret being with him. But I do regret not putting enough faith in myself because now I can't change.

What you should know now is that the more you wait,the more difficult it becomes.I've had a similar experience,and when I compare my past and present,I just discover that I had plenty of easy opportunities which unfortunately I didn't benefit from.DON'T WAIT;the sooner the better.CONSIDER it as a mere amusement instead of your long-waited-for dream.Don't involve your heart to make a good start,after which you'll gain some self-esteem.After taking this step,you could talk of a romance.

i have never been in a relationship and im 20never had sex nothin not that i dont want to but that i just dont get out enough to find the right person for me.people always ask why have u not got a gf your handsome.but that dont mean **** if your personality sucks.

Oh, and I would like to add this.



Age dose not matter AT ALL. What matters is what you have on the inside. :)

Oh, and I would like to add this.



Age dose not matter AT ALL. What matters is what you have on the inside. :)

I would just like to say this to you.



You are only nothing if you think you are nothing. What can you do about it? Start thinking your someone. Why? Because you are someone. being single all your life has nothing to do with being human. Hell, I would say your more human than most of us. :)

I can completely relate, I'm 19 (about to be 20) and I have never even had any sort of kiss or any sort of intimacy. I have been told I'm cute or whatever but it's hard to believe because if I were that I would have more girlfriends than girl friends (note the space between the words). I have tried many times over the years but I always get slammed by the friend zone. It sucks, but again like all the others that have posted on here you are definitely not alone; there are many more people in a worse situation than yourself.

I know *exactly* how you feel. I've wanted people so badly, even they wanted me back sometimes. But still I kept my distance, and been cold and scared of it.

The only way it ever happened was her talking to me, or even once, we were in bed together all night trying to sleep, when finally she resolved the issue and kissed me. That was the girl I am with now, and hoping to spend the rest of a very happy life together with.

Open your mouth, refrain from silence. What you say does not matter, for a real man will see through it, and find out who you really are, regardless of which words come out.

Best wishes.

Most of the posts here make me feel as if we're the same person. I've been on other forums but I have never read anything this close to how I feel or how I felt. I used to feel comfortable only talking to guys already in relationships because it made me feel safe but I've gotten out of that. I'm not sure how though so I can't really share that... but maybe it's because I work in retail and it involves so much interaction with different people that I'm used to it and also taking courses involving group projects or small class sizes probably helped too. I used to be terribly afraid of being chased too but I haven't been chased in a while so I'm not sure if I've overcome that. And the part about liking a person but freaking out once the person likes you back, the person I've liked has always ended up having a gf already so I haven't been in the exact same situation but sometimes I question myself how much a like a person because I'm afraid they'll like me back. And finding out they have a gf.. does sort of give me a sense of relief but at the same time I'm disappointed. It seems like everyone I like already likes someone else and I can't imagine being with someone who likes me first, so if I don't like them first, I'm not going to be able to convince myself to be in the relationship because just like someone who posted here, I can't imagine being with the person. I also feel like I've missed out in the dating years, even though it's not true, seeing as though most of us here are 20 or around 20 and we haven't dated. But you're all right, it's so hard to start. We have to forget about the uncertainties next time an opportunity comes around or else we'll never get out of the loop. I'm considering volunteering once again, and hopefully I'll meet more people who are single. I just wish I would like the person back but I don't think that's going to happen so I'm really wishing the next person I like will be single and will like me back.

i was feeling lonely and a bit down recently, tired of being alone and i do question myself, i am normal for not having any relationship being 30 this year. glad to know that i am not alone in this. i do want to have a relationship with someone however i found that it is really difficult for me to do so. don't know why but i dread being close to others. sometimes i feel like i'm scaring them off. actually i am scared of them too. hope there's a cure for this. want to be with someone in my old days, better start looking now, but how

Love is not learned, it's felt. It's an amazing feeling to give your heart unconditionally to someone and they love you back the same. Listen to your heart and it will not fail you!

The common theme i'm reading is "fear"....Fear I've being hurt, Fear of not be loved back and Fear of not being able to feel what they feel. Until you can get over this "Fear" you will never allow anyone close enough to your heart to feel true love.

god i can relate, iv been single so long its like its a part of me. I want a relationship but i get to nervous that i wont have time for anything but that or that ill have all these plans for how it will be but then never come to pass. Ahh its such a screwed up situation but im glad to know in a sence im not alone in my thoughts. I just worry about if things go south how will i still be affected. Its not easy at all. Stay strong.

It's good to see you have awoken to the universe in which you live. You are nothing. Nothing at all in the grand scheme of things. There is no turning back for the likes of you.



The pain and uncertainty for how you have lived......it shall last forevermore. At least until you die......

you all stole the words right from my mouth....it's kind of comforting...

I can relate in a different way. I am married to my first girlfriend. We started dating when she was 13, me 15.We married when she was 18, me 20. I have never had a relationship with another woman and it bothers me more as I get older that I missed alot. More so because my wife had boyfriends before me--nothing more than kissing, but there was still intimacy with another which I never experienced. This has been a constant source of friction between us for which there is no easy solution.