Poll: Why are you Single?

[Samuel Adams]

Haven't asked/Haven't been asked. Plus my mother would get nosy and probably either stop it or make the other person feel VERY awkward and cause them to break up.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Eh, I can't be asked.

I've liked girls, tried, failed, and generally stopped caring.


Thats me, killing my emotions, one step at a time.

 

[Flight]

I'm happily single by choice. Relationships just aren't worth the bother.

 

[Roadface]

I'm 22, college student whose living with parents. I'd rather pursue women once I have my life under control and my career established. Unlike some of you, I'm seeking long term. So yeah, first option applies to me; I'm single by choice.

 

[electronictiger]

I'm really picky and have low self esteem. Also by choice, I'd rather wait untill I'm out of high school to worry about relationships.

 

[Sark]

I would have to pick. I know lots of girls who are interesting and attractive. Having to decide on any of them over any other would be frustrating.

 

[Gauntes]

I've been in relationship
It's important if you need other person to justify your own existence

 

[Inco]

The one that i would have been going out with happened to move too far away for a proper relationship to occur.

And considering the fact that she was near perfect for me, it kinda just made me go "screw it".

So half of it is by choice, the other half is by some unfortunate turn of fate.

 

[Aurora219]

I've given up. The only two relationships I've ever been in have been complete disasters, and it was all my fault. I just don't think I'd make a very nice person to spend a long period of time with.

So yeah, unless 'The right one' comes along, which I doubt, I don't think I'll be bothering with that relationship business. Or at least not making an effort, if something falls into my lap (metaphorically, you pervert) then I'll probably take it, but I won't make the first move. I just don't have the confidence.

I know the feeling. I mean, I don't really know what I'm doing in this thread because I've had a girlfriend now for quite a while, but if you asked me this two years ago I'd have said the exact same thing as you, even down to the number of previous relationships.

It works if you get lucky!

 

[RicoADF]

I picked other since I'm not single

 

[Blindswordmaster]

Personal history concerning a ***** who tried to make me believe she was actually interested in me. Though I saw through her attempts instantly, she was quite persistent.

 

[Jekken6]

Because I'm weird, not confident enough and I miss out by a few days. I'm 14, so i guess i shouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[acidk44]

I have no idea how to deal with girls, in terms of asking them out. Every way I've tried to far has resulted in "Erm...I think we'd be better as friends" or "OMG he's such a creep!". Then there is the fact that I'm not exactly athletic, I don't like sports, and I have a bit of excess baggage. I'm not fat by any means, but just a little extra there, y'know. I'm not very confident either, I convince myself to go up to a girl and talk to her, then just as I am within talking distance, I flare up, and smoothly turn the other way.

Aside from that, I don't know. I'm a girls dream. Everyone I meet says I smell nicer than anyone they know, I'm a really nice guy, extremely helpful, want to be close with girls, not just get in their pants straight away, and I even watch girly shows sometimes. Yes, I mean Glee. Go on, set me alight, I'm convinced I'm not straight anyway. I'm not ugly either, hell, I look very attractive if I can be arsed to.

It sucks liking people, but they never like you back. It hardly builds your confidence when the only girls who like you are the beautiful ones, but only tell you when they're in another relationship, or reaaaaaaaally fat girls that don't look attractive. Call me shallow? Yeah, so is everyone else on this damn planet. What can you do?

I feel you(understand). Sometime for me it feel like there is no purpose; I beleive(mispelled I know) that is due to all the backstabbing I have felt over the years and the stories of my male friends and THEIr BREAK UPS.

 

[Bouncing Ferret FIlm]

while for right now "TOO POOR" might have been chosen, I am under the impression that you can still have fun without money. I also like to think that my artistic ambition and intensity that I throw myself into my art makes up for my being broke because I'm actually taking steps to better myself. A lot of people mistake "TOO POOR" for "LAZY" where there is a big difference.

Also, if you had asked me sooner, I WOULD have chosen "TOO WEIRD" in place of "QUIRKY"... cuz I am. I am REALLY quirky. Such to the point that I can understand how it makes me hard to date, hang out with, or even live with. I'm unpredictable, and have a habit of going into a KayBE Toy Store, just so I can sing the Toys R Us theme song at the top of my lungs for no more reason that its FUN.

However, now, its cuz I am in a large instance of NOT BELIEVING IN LOVE, this is NOT the same thing as "LOW SELF ESTEEM" I know my own worth, and I totally think someone could love me, I just don't believe or trust people.

Do to the EPIC BULLSHIT I have gone through in the past, (AKA a chick begging me to move in with her, saying that she wants someone she can look at and give a goofy smile too when she's 80 and she feels like thats me, then goes off on a trip for a week and comes back with a newer more uglier boyfriend who is now living with her and has cut all ties with me (and she's the most recent) If someone came to me and told me that they liked or loved me, i'd probably laugh in their face.

It is true that I do harbor some anger, not really at the chick mentioned prior, but just at the bullshit in general. My continually bad Luck in women has left me with the feeling of not trusting anyone where love is concerned.

I also am not pining for girl previously mentioned, while it does smart, and it WAS the straw that broke the camel's back, I don't need a girl that I have to keep an eye on. I should totally have a girl that I can trust to not go off to get some soda and replace me with the next bloke who smiles at her.

In short, due to girls playing MAJOR head games, being mentally and emotionally abusive, and shit previously mentioned... I guess you could call it by "CHOICE", but with me, I think its a bit different.

P.S. also, to all of you who have complained about my using ALL CAPS as apposed to bold... "word I'm probably NOT allowed to use here" YOU!!! It is totally MORE efficient to just hit "shift" or "caps lock" and keep typing, then letting GO of "shift" or hitting "caps lock" again than type " [ " then " b " then " ] " then write my word(s) then hit " [ " then " / " then " b " then " ] "... its like running a marathon and stopping before a hurdle to tie your friggin shoes. ALL CAPS is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much more efficient... IT IS!

 

[Demented Crisis]

I'm easily one of the biggest nerds in my school. >

It's almost social suicide to talk to me, but I'll just wail til College.
Then things MIGHT look up. (Although I've got a surprising amount of friends for someone like me.)

 

[LGC Pominator]

Im doing okay, I aren't in a relationship because in all there is one person that I do love, but she is dating an asshole at the moment, so, due to this I have decided not to get into relationships because it would be cruel to both parties (me because I am forcing myself to try and have feelings for someone that I don't have more than sexual desire for and the potential partner for simply pretending to have feelings that I don't actually have)
Instead I resolve to use my time at university to indulge in as many pointless, immoral one night stands as I can, hopefully the girl who I do have ACTUAL emotional feelings for (who shall go unnamed because I know some of you here will be able to narrow it down to who it is on my facebook profile and, given that I am not exactly on top terms with the people of the escapist magazine (as I am a fan of Halo) you are probably smart and evil enough to screw it up for me) ditches her loser bf and I can be out and out honest rather than keeping it all hidden from her.

 

[miriahofthewind]

Too weird. I tend to freak normal guys out and as for fellow nerds they want nothing to do with me. Why would they when they think they've got a shot with pretty girls? They take one look at me and walk the other way.