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Love


Question Posted Thursday May 22 2008, 1:26 am

I am an intelligent junior in high school and as of now i have yet to have a real boyfriend. i look at other girls walkin around w/ their guys and i get so left out. i dont know what i m not doing. i mean, when i like a guy, its pretty frickin obvious but i can never get them to notice me like i want. and if they do its one of those "courtesy talks", like they'd rather be doing something else.
i will probably graduate 1st in my class, as much as i m working now...
but my lovelife has yet to begin and i feel like i m working so hard, but still not feeling as satisfied/happy with my life as i want


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PhilIvey answered Thursday May 22 2008, 1:31 am:
Alright heres the long and short of it.

Most people like being able to somewhat manipulate those around them. Whether you like to make others laugh, and smile, or make them cry, its a common desire.

Men, in particular, have a tendency towards being attracted to women they have some level of control over. Whether we can trick girls into doing what they want, whether all we have to do is ask, some guys need the command thing too, its a very common thing for most guys to be prey to.

So enter you.

You are intelligent. We can sense that immediately. Possibly more than we are. We might not be able to get a good read on you and if we do, we are somewhat intimidated by what we see.

A girl who is difficult to outsmart. A girl who seems impervious to cheeseball lines and all the other bullshit guys make up in high school to try to seem more attractive to the opposite sex.

We're stymied. You may even be hot, but we have no idea how to approach you. We dont know what you want. And we're scared of trying and finding out we dont measure up to your standards. Rejection is a bitch.

So heres you. Being avoided or treated courteously instead of hit on and flirted with. And you feel like its somehow a judgement negatively against you.

Its not.

You just have to know what you're looking for. I'm sure there are plenty of guys that know you that appreciate you for who you are. Don't get discouraged.

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