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I cannot believe how rude some of the posters have been.

I am trying very hard to fix a deep-seated fear I have of being social and a problem with depression I've been having for many years now. I...

But if I *do* get out there, my chances of success don't drastically improve, yet I'm spending a lot more energy.

Let's suppose I join groups and clubs, music oriented or otherwise. Now I'm...

Take a look at these articles. I'm not crazy when I say that married folks have everything and singles get the shaft:
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I took a look at it - it's interesting and I must say that I've never heard of the "Normal Personality Disorder".

What did you think with regards to my big long post above?

Simply put: would women date a man who was over 30 and who had never married? Or, would they prefer that he at least have some marriage experience by age 30?

Would women view a guy in his 30s who...

I appreciate your advice, and it's all correct and it's rational.

The problem is that I've moved past that point.

I'm already working with a psychologist, and my problem is not that I don't...

Hey all,

I forgot to post an intro.

My name is Sam. I'm a 28-year-old working on my M.Ed. in Social Studies Education and ESL/ELL Education. I am a trained classical singer, private pilot...

Yes, I do indeed have A.S.

I'm also seeing a professional about a serious anxiety problem I have.

But what if I start doing and I fail? Then what? I will have wasted all that energy and optimism for nothing, and I'll be a social pariah.

How can I be something just because I think I am that...

I feel like I'm no longer alive in any real sense. I have virtually no friends, I don't do social things with other people, I work two jobs, go to grad school classes, and go home. That's it.

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Basilandthyme,

I am a skeptic. I am an ardent skeptic - skepticism is necessary to fend off delusion. This is why I'm not a religious person, for example, because I need proof/evidence. As a...

Well, in some cultures, bowing is as common as holding a door for someone. You still didn't explain why, in the context in which I mentioned it, my feeling makes me a dick.

Furthermore, I am here...

I'm 28 years old. I've been single now for 15 months.

I don't eat well. I don't sleep well. My body is sore all the time from all the tension and stress. I have virtually no friends.

All of...

I have lived with someone I loved. Furthermore, I posited a perception, not something I'm absolutely certain of. That's the reason I mentioned it in the first place: to see if others had the same...

How am I a dick? I held the door open anyway and smiled at them. I would do so again (and actually *have* done so since then).

The point, though, is how I felt. I feel that if you're married,...

When you're married, you have everything: stability, love, bliss, and the respect of the whole society. You're honored with ceremonies (weddings, showers, honeymoons, etc.) and tax incentives and...

I asked a question earlier about my height (5' 6") being too short.

People assured me that there it wouldn't matter to most women,... or that it wouldn't matter to enough women and that I'm still...

It's below average in the U.S., however.

I will agree, though, that in other countries, height is much less important. It seems to be a uniquely U.S. fixation.

I've been single now for about a year and three months.

I would get back into dating except for one problem: I'm a male, I'm 5' 6" (1.68m) tall, and I'm therefore too short.

I've looked on...

I generally feel that married folks have an unflattering view of singles. I've been told on multiple occasions by married people that singles "are less responsible" or "have fewer responsibilities". ...

I'm a male. Would any woman ever want to date a man over 30 who had never been married?

What am I supposed to think when I go out in public and see these blissful couples everywhere (and even...

I'm 28 years old, which basically means I'm 30. When I look at all my 20-something Facebook friends who are coupled/engaged/married and enjoying the bliss of love in their 20s, I realize that if I'm...

As I've said in a previous post - when you're married in the United States, you get a huge tax advantage in addition to not having to pay singles' supplements when traveling.

It's been calculated...

Ok, but what do I do when society has told women that they *should* only go for men who are taller? I don't mean directly, but implicitly - big & tall = better. We all might say "well who cares what...

Hi folks,

I'm a 28-year-old male, never married, and I'm a short guy (5' 6" tall, to be exact). I've been told in a great many ways that men my height are simply not date-able or attractive.
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