I am not sure how to start this. I am a 34 year old Korean Brazilian woman, and never have been married. I suppose I don't see myself getting married since I have been single up to this stage. I have dated a lot during my 20s. Most of the dates I have had were blind dates. My parents have set me up a lot. The majority of the men I met did not like me (like 95%.) It really affected my self-esteem because when you go out to these dates, you expect that you will be loved just as I have been loved by my own family members. My family members told me I had a beautiful body, face and personality. But these men have hardly ever shown any interest on me. I could tell by the way that some men would not ask me questions (and when I inquired why, they would say they knew nothing about me because I didn't open myself up,) another man would just sit and stare at the beautiful waitresses without talking to me, still another man said I wasn't their type (by the way, to date, I don't know what he meant by "type." I think that if you are beautiful and nice, shouldn't that be enough? What is this type thing?... Others would tell me I was too young as an excuse, and wind up marrying women much younger. And this guy, I remember of, would say that I seemed to already have a boyfriend because I was in a rush to leave. I met overall about 30 people so far that I have been introduced to (from girlfriends, parents, sister, family members, work colleagues and even the man who worked at a coffee shop at work.) The most intimate I have been involved from them were like six dates at the very most. I would love to have dated someone at work (and the only one that I remember being interested in me was a married person,) and due to some devastating life circusmtances (I developed a chronic illness during my late 20s and early 30s,) I was unable to work for years. This other divorced man also liked me from work, but I had no intentions or was/am attracted to him. I don't go out that often to meet people, but had tried in the past for a handful of times. The men I was interested in were all into other girls at church and other outing events. I don't know why they liked other girls as opposed to me (Was I not the charming beautiful nice person that my parents and family members said I was?...) For years, I posted my profile on eharmony.com and the only thing I received were rejections from the majority of men. The ones I spoke to (like about four out of 400 possible men, did not like me after they talked to me.) I wonder: 1) why are not men into me? I don't think I look monstrous, 2) why is it that when I talk when I meet with them, they all walk away? I, like, try to keep a conversation with them and am nice to them over the phone. When I meet them in person, I am a bit reserved and look to see if guys like me. If they do seem to like me, I kind of open up. Are there things I should or shouldn't say when I'm dating? I don't think I ever mention politics. I try to keep it intellectual, open-ended and polite... I like read tons of literature about what draws men off and I don't think that I say anything wrong to them...
Maybe, ummm, I may seem to be like a no-one to comment on this due to my overly-young age.. (I'm only 17 anyway..T_T sounds like a small girl.. uh~)
Mmmmm, sometimes I felt the same thing too.. Like, what I actually did/said wrong to guys.. I don't really know how to react or talk with them cuz I feel weird.. -________- I.. I don't know. Sometimes I feel like I'm being myself and sometimes I feel like I'm not.
Anyway, I've read whatever you written above.. Maybe, you should just try to join more social activities... Such as, church, help out in the orphanage and etc.. Maybe you can meet better people there. I believe, those people who went for the make-up-dates are those desperados too.. They are purely.. Emmm idiots who have over-high expectations on their partners? Try to think it that way.. They are there too cuz they can't find a partner. They should reflect themselves in the mirror before commenting on you.
Somehow, some people told me before that, the more you want something to happen, the more it will not happen. = / Maybe, yeah, this has something to do with it too? Why not try to relax and let God decide it for you? Just be yourself hun.. Don't push yourself like.. Pretend to be extra gentle or whatsoever.. Just be natural.. Neutral.. Although most guys are like jerks now but yeah, I still believe that, theres some who are still good. You just not yet meet the right one. Slowly.. Don't go for dates blindly too. You should have some faith in yourself. Don't let the guys do the decisions at most of the times. If they show that kind of face like as though they are not interested in you, SHOW THEM BACK that you don't give a suck ass on them too =) Don't show them that you're cheap-skate. Show them that it is their disgrace for losing you. = ) Walk out of the cafe with a proud smile on you. Don't disgrace yourself for some idiot guys. They don't worth it.
Most guys nowadays have high self-esteem. Overly high. They thought they are so good.. Ah~ *VOMITS* You must look high up on yourself too and yeah, just socialize more.. Be friendly to everybody. If you are good, people will see it. Don't have to fake, don't have to do anything.. If fakeness can exchange marriadge, then I don't think that marriadge will lasts long too.
My final conclusion is : BE YOURSELF, DON'T TAKE THINGS TOO HARD, MR RIGHT WILL APPEAR SOON IF YOU BELIEVE HE WILL AND LET GOD DEALS FOR YOU =)
Amen. All the best sis. *hugs*
I'm not good in all these but I hope you did feel somehow better? Be your true self. If the guy knows how to value you, the guy is a smart guy. No point falling for a jerk ass guy. Right?