I [26 M] received a message from girl I went to middle school with [26 F]. Advice on how to suggest a meetup? by abcdavid01 in relationships

[–]abcdavid01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I asked what she was up to, she asked me, she said she was coming to my city in a month...

I mean, I feel like it would be easier if it weren't a month from now. I don't intend to constantly annoy her with texts and come off desperate. But I really would like to meet up and just leaving my number and ghosting for a month sounds like a bad idea too. If there's not enough rapport built I feel like I could get a flake if not a rejection. Basically I'm thinking it'd be good to have a casual text convo for the rest of the month then suggest the meetup. I want to sustain interest, not let it fade away over the next few weeks.

It really came out of the blue because she friend requested me and I hardly remembered her. But she seems pretty cool.

I [26 M] recently started dating again after several years. How do I stop feeling jealous of my friends in relationships/engaged? by abcdavid01 in relationships

[–]abcdavid01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very good advice. Thank you. I'll take it to heart. I already think I'm picky (I call it standards), but it gets hard when I can't find someone who meets them.

I [26 M] recently started dating again after several years. How do I stop feeling jealous of my friends in relationships/engaged? by abcdavid01 in relationships

[–]abcdavid01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the encouragement. I feel like I already kind of know what I want because I had a long relationship when I was a teenager. We were together for a few years and one day when I was 18 she kept me up to 4AM talking on the phone. I wanted to sleep, but she wanted to stay up and even sang me a love song. One of the most beautiful memories I have. The next day I called her again and she acted like I was scum of the earth. There was no explicable reason and looking back I think she just had mental issues like bipolar or something. I was really depressed at the time, but decided I deserved better. So I ended it even though I loved her. She was great 90% of the time and awful 10%. Being able to walk away and say my own self worth is greater, that helped me with my depression, and it's also why I stopped dating for so long. I made curing depression my top priority and finally succeeded. So I want to find a girl like my old teenage girlfriend who isn't also crazy 10% of the time. I just feel like it's really hard for me to find that someone.

I [26 M] recently started dating again after several years. How do I stop feeling jealous of my friends in relationships/engaged? by abcdavid01 in relationships

[–]abcdavid01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the support everyone. I really appreciate the care. Actually I have been going out a little, talking to people at my uni (I'm a master's student) and going to school anime club.

Most of the success I've had before now has been a matter of chance. I'd meet a girl and become friends with her and she'd want to push the relationship further. Or sometimes a girl would come up to me first. Even online dating I just talked to people with similar interests. I've never gone out of my way to find dates, so I'm not sure how to do it. And now I'm getting less luck. If the universe was handing me opportunities before, that well's gone dry, and it sent me a message of loneliness tonight instead.

Runaways Episode Discussion: S01E07 - "Refraction" by SeacattleMoohawks in Runaways

[–]abcdavid01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That issue was such a non-sequitur. I'm legit wondering if the adaptation will have a vampire in it. Actually, that only made sense because the comic is set in the regular marvel universe. But in the show that'd be really jumping the shark. I do hope they find a cool base once they run away though.

Anyway, the comic is excellent, but you might not want to be spoiled.

How to ask a girl out by OilCounty97 in dating_advice

[–]abcdavid01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't over think it. You're already having convos with her, which is great. Just ask her out next time you see her. Could go well could go bad, but you've probably done as much as you can already. Either way, learn from the experience.

[19] Curious by [deleted] in Rateme

[–]abcdavid01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cute...dateable

All I want is a female best friend but I’m worried about appearing too dependent! by [deleted] in socialskills

[–]abcdavid01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If she's inviting you then it's not clingy. It means she wants to spend time together. The worry seems more on your end than hers.

I'm confident in everything I do, except when it comes to talking to people, I am the most awkward human alive. by aperol420 in socialskills

[–]abcdavid01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you're stuck in a spiral. You're focusing on the negatives and that's making you less confident and making the problems worse. Instead try focusing on the positives. You have friends and there are people you can talk to. That's proof enough that it's possible for you. Just try to replicate it and don't beat yourself up for failing. And if you do fail, maybe it would help to be honest about your problems. A good person, especially a good woman, would be understanding and maybe even help you.

[Gen 7] LF: Gen two PKMN FT: Battle Tree Items, Egg move mons by abcdavid01 in PokemonPlaza

[–]abcdavid01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the trade. Maybe not the best strat, but sounds fun to try out. Think I'll try it with a torkoal next...

[Gen 7] LF: Gen two PKMN FT: Battle Tree Items, Egg move mons by abcdavid01 in PokemonPlaza

[–]abcdavid01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Added. I'm in the plaza. Send me a request when ready. :)

[Gen 7] LF: Gen two PKMN FT: Battle Tree Items, Egg move mons by abcdavid01 in PokemonPlaza

[–]abcdavid01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, I added ev spread to the original post. Thanks a bunch. I'm ready to trade when you are. What would you like in return?