<p>well the successful approach wouldn't be so direct, i'd guess</p>
<p>Ah, I see. But it still won't happen. :) I think I'm stuck in 2009 wanting a girlfriend from the 1950s (minus the rampant misogynistic sexism that would accompany that).</p>
<p>it's 2009 ;] but hmm... find a nice widowed grandma</p>
<p>Of course it is. And as long as she's rich and looks like Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, or Helen Mirren, that's not totally out of the question...</p>
<p>strong edit</p>
<p>i wish you the best of luck (:</p>
<p>Only a handful of the people at our high school I wouldn't mind dating just for fun, but these people are usually preoccupied with younger girlfriends (who fling themselves at these guys) or they are waiting to graduate (don't want silly high school relationships).</p>
<p>I wouldn't consider marrying ANY body at our high school.</p>
<p>^ I'm waiting to graduate as of this school year (had a gf last year). Well, I'd be fine with a gf this year, but I don't go out of my way to court. TBH high school relationships = attempts to get laid. Unless you live in Boy Meets World, your not going to college/marrying your high school sweetheart.</p>
<p>i havent. And its cool, i only like one girl anyway</p>
<p>I "dated" a guy in eighth grade and "dated" another one in tenth. The first lasted about a month and the second one lasted about a week (he was a real jerk, to be quite blunt). Maybe I'll have better luck in college?</p>
<p>is it sad that i just read this entire thread...? :P
lol, but nope. the guys in my school are 98%...un-datable. i don't even know how to describe it, haha. they just all suck ;) i don't even think my standards are unrealistically high either! :P i mean, i'm sort of shy & reserved around strangers. especially cute strangers. not that it even makes a difference going to the school that i go to, cause there's no one worth liking :/
but w/e only a year & a half til college, at which point i'll check back with an update. err, hopefully :/</p>
<p>Ya, I'm sort of 'dating' now. In the past, I've been able to talk to plenty of girls, but never really had the courage to ask them out, partially because I do not have a license, like everyone else. </p>
<p>I used to be a nice guy, then I saw the advantage of being a nice guy, while being funny and a little cocky, it works out. About only 40% of the guys at my school I can see having a relationship in HS, while most of the girls, once you talked to them, would be okay with it. </p>
<p>I go to a very competitive public high school in a very white suburban rich area. There are many different opportunities. Life is short, why not enjoy it when you can?</p>
<p>i’m going into my senior year in high school but the only “girlfriend” i’ve had was in the end of freshman year for a few months, but it ended because quite frankly, it started online. we didn’t have any classes together and as freshmen, couldn’t drive so didn’t really see each other. and i’ve always went home after school to do homework. it wasn’t until later in college that i broke from this middle school mentality.
i’m open to relationships but everyone i like is probably already dating or out of my reach (aka, not right for me and would probably reject me)
but i do have a lot of close female friends, some of whom i like
i seriously wish a girl would ask ME out- that would make my life so much easier but i’m just being selfish so… yeah</p>
<p>As far as having a girlfriend, I have to sadly disagree with the claims that it gets better in college. I was never able to get a girlfriend in either high school or college. Not from lack of trying; I dated dozens of times in college. I was able to finally meet someone when I was 26. It was really frustrating for me, because I always considered myself the romantic type. I was kinder to the girls than their boyfriends were, and I did all the things that girls supposedly look for in a relationship. I wish I could offer some advice. The only I can give is: don’t give up! When I met my first real girlfriend (who eventually became my wife,) I almost didn’t ask her out. I thought, why bother, it’s going to end up like all my other attempts. But a part of me- by then, a very small part-- pushed me to try, and I’m glad I did. I still have a lot of psychological issues because of what happened, but I’m trying to deal with them.</p>
<p>Well, I had a hook-up during the summer between 10th and 11th grade, just had some fun 
but didn’t mean anything. I plan to get into something more serious by the end of college.</p>