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Old 09-10-2014, 09:05 PM
 
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why don't you get a puppy?

 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:07 PM
 
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I only experienced young infatuation which I, at the time, mistook for love. But the girls I was with didn't see me in the same way, so I never experienced a true, committed relationship until last year. This time the roles were reversed; she was certain she loved me, but I wasn't feeling it. So I ended it in early May. To recap, I feel like I missed out on young love and I'm still single and don't know what love is supposed to feel like.
Well you were lucky to at least feel infatuation. I don't think I will ever be attractive enough in time to feel that...
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:08 PM
 
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why don't you get a puppy?
I work too many hours a day for that, animals are a serious commitment in terms of time. Plus, my apartment place doesn't allow pets. Maybe in a decade or so.
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:09 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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Well you were lucky to at least feel infatuation. I don't think I will ever be attractive enough in time to feel that...
He's saying he was infatuated. But the girls around him didn't see him as bf material. Anyone can experience unrequited infatuation. Probably most people do at some point. That's not an achievement.
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:13 PM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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He's saying he was infatuated. But the girls around him didn't see him as bf material. Anyone can experience unrequited infatuation. Probably most people do at some point. That's not an achievement.
No, it is not an achievement. But, it is an experience.
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Bellingham, WA
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Unrequited infatuation is no achievement, it's really just a miserable waste of time. But yes, for the record, first two girlfriends thought I was just tolerable enough to date for a couple of months, but I was crazy about them. Third girlfriend was crazy about me, but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't reciprocate. None of those situations are good, and I'm not sure they're better than being single, either. Although they were good for experience, if nothing else.

P.S. I should also add that the time between girlfriend #2 and #3 was a staggering 16 years, plus a few months. So try not to be too envious of me.
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:17 PM
 
Location: Middletown, CT
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You do realize that when you date someone it's not like everything in your life instantly gets better, right?
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:22 PM
 
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You do realize that when you date someone it's not like everything in your life instantly gets better, right?
I'm well aware of that.

It would sure help, though.
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:24 PM
 
Location: Center of the universe
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Is not experiencing love at a young age really so sad?
Extremely. If you have a strong desire to experience love, say, in the teens and through the 20s, and it does not happen, yes, it can be and is devastating.
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:30 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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I'm single, so obviously, I have failed miserably in keeping a woman around.

Stop eating balut with bagoong.
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