All this sound like a scared child unwilling to take a risk that could truly benefit them.RAKtheUndead said:But it isn't available to me. It has never been available to me. It will never be available to me. I was born, apparently, as an abomination, a specimen which women regard as a barely-sapient sub-human freak. I've literally had sentiments like this expressed straight to my face, so excuse me for using that as a metre of my potential success in romantic affairs. It is clear from this that I am better alone - I can achieve immeasurably more by myself than I ever could with the burden of a romantic partner, even if I wasn't regarded as a grotesque monster.Jarimir said:An ideal relationship gives you as much as you give back, and more. It's not something that causes a net loss but a net gain. Two people in a healthy relationship have and are so much more than what one person is or can have alone. There is risk involved, but even you should be able to see that nothing of value is without risk or work. You and KingGolem both claim to be focused on obtaining value, and yet you use fear and greed, 2 negative emotions, to justfy denying yourself what is arguably the MOST VALUABLE THING AVAILABLE TO YOU.
If you seriously believe that ALL women are believe this, then you need to get out there and meet more. NOBODY will be seen as an abomination by all, NOBODY will be truly alone in their opinions or beliefs. You choose to believe there is nobody available to you and as long as you believe this THERE WILL BE NOBODY. You treat a relationship as a burden, but if you believe this and always have, then you will have no experience to prove or disprove such a statement. The opposite sex are people to, they take up half the population, you really think every single one who could be interested are only doing so they can spite you or milk you for money? That's an unbelievable generalisation, and a narcissistic one at that, believing HALF THE POPULATION is out to get you.
What you really are is scared. I know because I've been there, but I didn't have the strength to carry on alone. And you know what? I am better for it. I'm looking for someone, yes I'll get hurt along the way, but from just the taste I had two years ago, I know I'll be better for it braving the dangers of letting myself be vulnerable to another.
On topic: Personally, I don't tend to tell others how I feel, waiting for a right moment that never arises. However this may have something to do with the fact that I've recently managed to like only people in relationships, which certainly doesn't help.
If I were to (hypocritically) give my advice, it would be to tell them face to face and hope for the best.