Let me give you a little background:
I'm 22, almost 23. I was homeschooled with my brother, we had field trips and social events with homeschool groups, I'm a quiet guy but get along with anyone just fine. I am not an extrovert by any means, but not an introvert either. Just speak my mind and move on. I'm kind and thoughtful, but am not 'the nice guy who never gets the girl'. Anyone who knows me for any length of time will konw that I stand firmly on the issues that matter and will fight for them.
My family has never belonged to a church big enough to include other singles my age.
In the last 5 years, since I've been looking for a future wife, I have had a grand total of 3 dates with 2 girls. Both of these girls I met online through Yahoo Personals and they were local. During those 5 years I have also met 3 girls that live farther away, 2 of them I ended up meeting after 1+ years of communication, the other got pregnant and dropped off the face of the earth as far as I can tell.
The 2 girls that I met online are to this day my best friends and I have the deepest relationship with them. One of them met someone else shortly after me and has since married them. The other has had a jealous b/f for the last 2 years who wouldn't let her talk to me - They recently broke up and we're talking again. Both of these girls have said to my face that looking back, they wish they had stayed with me from the start.
Both the girls that I have dated locally have given me a generic 'I don't think our personalities match' or 'I'm not interested' with no further detail. I, for one, thought I got along with both of them perfectly.
I have come to the conclusion that I will probably never meet someone in real life, ask them out right away, and have it work out the way normal people do. For some reason people have to get to know me in a way that we don't become 'friends' first - as we all know that ends any romantic possibilities.
I'm not sure I have a point to make, just thought I'd lay it out there and see if anyone else feels the same.
I'm 22, almost 23. I was homeschooled with my brother, we had field trips and social events with homeschool groups, I'm a quiet guy but get along with anyone just fine. I am not an extrovert by any means, but not an introvert either. Just speak my mind and move on. I'm kind and thoughtful, but am not 'the nice guy who never gets the girl'. Anyone who knows me for any length of time will konw that I stand firmly on the issues that matter and will fight for them.
My family has never belonged to a church big enough to include other singles my age.
In the last 5 years, since I've been looking for a future wife, I have had a grand total of 3 dates with 2 girls. Both of these girls I met online through Yahoo Personals and they were local. During those 5 years I have also met 3 girls that live farther away, 2 of them I ended up meeting after 1+ years of communication, the other got pregnant and dropped off the face of the earth as far as I can tell.
The 2 girls that I met online are to this day my best friends and I have the deepest relationship with them. One of them met someone else shortly after me and has since married them. The other has had a jealous b/f for the last 2 years who wouldn't let her talk to me - They recently broke up and we're talking again. Both of these girls have said to my face that looking back, they wish they had stayed with me from the start.
Both the girls that I have dated locally have given me a generic 'I don't think our personalities match' or 'I'm not interested' with no further detail. I, for one, thought I got along with both of them perfectly.
I have come to the conclusion that I will probably never meet someone in real life, ask them out right away, and have it work out the way normal people do. For some reason people have to get to know me in a way that we don't become 'friends' first - as we all know that ends any romantic possibilities.
I'm not sure I have a point to make, just thought I'd lay it out there and see if anyone else feels the same.
