Because I'm new to Datingish, I've decided to talk about my relationship status: single. The word "single" itself is not positive or negative -- it's neutral. To a normal human being, "single" is either positive or negative. I, on the other hand, view "single" as neutral.
When I was in middle school, I was top quality. I was sexy, I was fit, I was active, I was funny, etc. I went through relationship after relationship and always walked with pride down the hallways because I knew that many females wanted a chance with me. Essentially, I was full of myself.
By the time I was in 8th grade, I asked a girl out for the first time (before that the girls would ask me out). Not only did she reject, but she also said that I was "too ugly". How was this possible? I was more shocked than I was heartbroken because I was so used to compliments. After this experience, I never would of thought that it'd be the beginning of a new lifestyle.
Back then, I was offered to go to parties, I was offered sex, and I was offered someone to care about. The problem with me back then was that I was too shy and self-conscious that I never got laid, I never successfully made-out with a girl, and I never really understood the concept of a relationship. Because of this, my relationships only lasted three weeks on average (my longest relationship is five weeks).
Ever since that girl called me ugly, I've been single. I thought to myself "maybe high school will be better" because having been kicked out of my mom's house and moved in with my dad in a different county, there was going to be a whole bunch of new hotties that I've never seen before. That was no different, in fact...it was worse.
When I went into high school, I went in with excitement, nervousness, and depression (there's a story why I was kicked out but I don't want to discuss about that). I also had self-esteem issues, not because I was called "ugly", but because I started noticing that my hair was falling out, I was suffering with dandruff, and I was eating fattening foods and not participating in any kind of sport (I played soccer for 8 years until I quit year 2000).
I saw many beautiful girls/women in high school that I just simply couldn't handle being single. I began to feel lonely, depressed, and horny. By the time I was a sophomore, I was masturbating 8 times on average a day! Probably about 20% of my school day, I'd have a tucked in boner I was simply a horndog. Because of this, my beliefs about things started to change. I believed that relationships aren't worth waiting for, and I believed that getting laid was the only thing that mattered. In the real world, I was fine. On the internet, I had several cyber-sex partners, and several downloaded porn videos. The problem was that everything I was doing to deal with being single wasn't helping at all.
As I grew older, I read several self-help books because I decided to turn to professional help. I decided to join www.teenhelp.org for more guidance because I was often facing thoughts of suicide.
I am now 18 years old and not only have I been single for six years, I'm also still a virgin. To be quite honest, being single for six years wasn't what I had in mind, but I learned a lot about how to cope with being single. Because of my experience, I know what it feels like to feel lonely. I know what it feels like to want answers, I know what it feels like to want to kill myself because I didn't think I looked good enough for people, etc. Therefore, I have decided to make a list of the things I've learned to hopefully help those in need.
1. Emotions = Choice: The most important thing that I've learned about being single is how to deal with my emotions. You may not think this but we have the ability to control our emotions. To change your emotions, you must change how you feel about the situation. Maybe you haven't had a girlfriend/boyfriend for a long time, but what's the point in being depressed about it all the time? Being depressed is just going to make the situation worse. You've been single and you've been waiting patiently, so why don't you make yourself a nice cup of tea, pat yourself on the back, and
start thinking positive? No one out there is worth your tears. People cannot control your emotions, only you have the power to do that.
2. Relationships = Choice: Quite simply, you don't
need a relationship. In fact, you don't
need anything. Everything that you do is based off of a choice (just like our emotions!). You don't need a relationship to make you happy because you can feel happy without even having reason to. Don't believe me? Do me a favor and smile. If you smile long enough, your brain will think that you're happy. The mind is a powerful thing...use it well.
3. Lonely vs. Alone: You may be thinking that there's no difference between being lonely and alone, but this is something you also learn about being single for a long time. Just because you're single doesn't mean that you're automatically "lonely". It also doesn't mean that you're "alone". A lot of people assume that just because they're single, they have no one to turn to. Being single for a long time, you learn how to value what you have (friends, family, video games, etc). You may think you aren't loved, but you have to learn how to use what you have. Once you fully understand how to use everything to your benefit, you will see that you've been loved all along.
4. Have patience: If you seriously want a relationship, sitting on your computer chair, or laying on your bed is not going to help you do that. If you're not the kind of person who pursues people, then have patience and let love come to you. Enjoy life either way because, like I said, relationships aren't needs.
5. Stop complaining: Like they say, "if you don't like something about yourself, change it". If you aren't willing to change it, then accept your situation/who you are. You have no reason to complain and not do anything. At least complain about something while doing something to make it better. Problems don't solve themselves. Guys, this goes for you especially because girls like guys with confidence. If you continue to do good acts for yourself, it'll become a consistent habit that will help you better your lifestyle. All it takes is a little commitment.
6. Someone for everyone: You've heard this before and it's true. I've been called several names throughout my life (gay, loser, fat, ugly, stupid, etc) and just because someone says it doesn't make it true. On hotornot.com, it claims that I am 87% hotter than men on the site. It's not very accurate, but it gives me the brief idea that a good percentage of people are interested in me (as compared to my 0% belief). Even when you think you're ugly, you'd be surprised how "hot" people actually consider you.
Conclusion: Basically, live your life. Don't let people take control of you because only you can make that decision of whether or not people control you. There's always going to be someone out there that is in a worse situation than you are who still makes the best out of life, so why don't you? Just because someone doesn't like you doesn't mean no one ever will. All you need is patience, and a commitment to being happy with or without a relationship.
"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness
consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of
life." - Albert Camus
If I missed something, let me know and I'll add it to the list.
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