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03 Jul 2012, 4:44 pm

Any tips on how i can avoid being picky when it comes too forming relationships with girls in the future?



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03 Jul 2012, 5:02 pm

Get rejected more.
Compare yourself to more guys.
Get more feedback on how you are.
Learn about other people.
Learn to be patient with other people.

I think in short it's a mixture of inner peace, better understanding and appreciation of others that will help you see what's really right for you and teach you how to fall in love.



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03 Jul 2012, 5:05 pm

I actually recently saw a girl i rejected 5-6 years ago and when i saw her today i found her attractive.

thats why i feel upset at the moment :(



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03 Jul 2012, 5:08 pm

Jamesy wrote:
I actually recently saw a girl i rejected 5-6 years ago and when i saw her today i found her attractive.

thats why i feel upset at the moment :(


Aw I see :( well, maybe she never changed all that much but your tastes have changed. If that is the case maybe you are already on the right track.
Just say you were a bit of a fool back then, and sorry if you gave her a hard time. And then just chat as normal and see where it takes you.



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03 Jul 2012, 5:14 pm

Well actually i didn't see her in 'person' but me and my friends were looking through some old 'school friends' facebook pages and there was a big pic of the girl on her profile page in a posing shot. there was another pic on her facebook where she did not look as good as she did in that photo.

perhaps maybe i saw a photoshoped pic of her? :?



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03 Jul 2012, 5:17 pm

no its rather normal. Things change, tastes change, people change. You may have lowered yourself from lack of getting what you wanted and/or she could have brought herself to what you wanted.



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03 Jul 2012, 5:23 pm

do a lot of guys reject girls like i have down and later ended up regretting it?



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03 Jul 2012, 5:33 pm

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do a lot of guys reject girls like i have down and later ended up regretting it?


Yes. I had 2 prom invitations from gorgeous girls back in my school days. I backed out based on really stupid reasons. I thought i was being big and clever by making a silent protest of not going to the prom with "the sheeple" and also cos I was scared of girls and looking stupid. I really regret not going to this day.



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03 Jul 2012, 5:33 pm

Try to see what is right with people instead of what is wrong.
Being too hung up on physical attributes is a losing game as time takes it way from even the most attractive people.
For example:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... _posed.jpg
versus:
http://images.contactmusic.com/newsimag ... 292679.jpg

If you're looking to find someone to accept you as you are then you'll need to do the same :)
That said be on the lookout for whatever your 'deal breakers' are; mine are angry/abusive behaviors.



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03 Jul 2012, 5:37 pm

At time i rejected the other girl 5-6 years i was crushing on another girl at college.

Do you me fancying somebody else at the time was the issue?



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03 Jul 2012, 5:38 pm

Jamesy wrote:
At time i rejected the other girl 5-6 years i was crushing on another girl at college.

Do you me fancying somebody else at the time was the issue?

That would explain it 100% :)



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03 Jul 2012, 5:44 pm

jedaustin wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
At time i rejected the other girl 5-6 years i was crushing on another girl at college.

Do you me fancying somebody else at the time was the issue?

That would explain it 100% :)

not 100% it but would have you overlook someone. Its like giving you a hotdog when you wanted a bruger



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03 Jul 2012, 5:44 pm

Why does that explain it 100 percent? :)



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03 Jul 2012, 5:48 pm

Jamesy wrote:
Why does that explain it 100 percent? :)

Your focus was on someone else.. so anyone else is pretty much off your radar.
I've been oblivious to someone liking me many times because of that.



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03 Jul 2012, 5:52 pm

In the future if i have develop a crush on someone how can i avoid falling into the trap of overlooking somebody else? Perhpas what happened 6 years ago is learning experience so i will not make the same mistake again?



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03 Jul 2012, 5:55 pm

Jamesy wrote:
In the future if i have develop a crush on someone how can i avoid falling into the trap of overlooking somebody else? Perhpas what happened 6 years ago is learning experience so i will not make the same mistake again?

Now you're getting wise :) I've made a ton of mistakes but only a few more than once - except this kind of thing.
More than a few times I've been 'stuck' on people that weren't 'stuck' on me.
I would say try to be mindful of your obsessions and try to be realistic about them.
Find a friend you can trust that you can ask the question "Is my obsession with X something you approve of?" or something similar and get an honest answer.
Once you find someone that you like and accepts you as you are this kind of blindness is a good thing :)