I feel really embarrassed to be 25 and never have had a gf or anything close to that. I got bullied a lot growing up which kinda stunted me combined with other life events unfortunately. I am not a bum or anything like that. I work full time, go to school for a master’s, volunteer, and work out five times a week. My friends tell me I’m funny, kind, reliable, and I do have friends who are women who find me to be a safe person. I’m even the go to person for emotional stuff which I’m very proud of. Unfortunately in terms of dating I am kind of a failure. Most of my first dates end in ghosting and I haven’t gone beyond handholding and kissing someone if that even matters. At most I kinda dated someone for a very short period of time and that could barely be classified as a relationship. She also dumped me because I didn’t know how to do anything due to lack of dating experience. My friends have clowned on me for it a lot but not given much feedback besides being more confident, less awkward, and showing off my personality more which I have been trying to do. Sorry for the rant but I’d appreciate any help feeling less bad about this since I don’t think the dating situation will change. submitted by /u/Visible-Island-2408
Originally posted by u/Visible-Island-2408 on r/AskMen