@dennael your third paragraph though >>>
I totally feel you. I can’t gain weight that easily either but doesn’t mean I’m anorexic. I think his wording was just off; it’s not the best way to categorize thin girls. I don’t even like the word skinny sometimes lol…
@dennael and @SallyStephens I’m definitely extremely sorry if I caused any offense to you personally or anyone else with my narrow and inconsiderate word choice. I imagine that you can get angry at me for using that word especially if you’ve been affected by it and I assure you it was not my intention to offend or to ridicule anyone. Once again, I’m sorry and hope you forgive me.
Secondly, what I meant by anorexic (as I look back I see how badly I used that word) was that some girls at my school literally starve themselves to keep “the beach body ready to go” and I just don’t like that mentality. Kids in the world have nothing to eat and are nothing but skin and bones, and would give a kidney for the food the girls throw out to keep their “shape”.
Yeah–I eat like a normal person but have a high metabolism, so I’m very thin. I understand what you mean; that mentality isn’t good! It’s pretty unhealthy to starve yourself.
Don’t worry I’m not even mad
Just talk to the girl! Especially as a foreign exchange student, she’ll probably be excited to tell you about Italy, and if you ask her to see a movie with you or something, she probably wouldn’t say no (“try everything once” is a basic exchange student rule, haha).
Some of these responses strike me as a little silly. I was a foreign exchange student in Argentina last year (I am now back in the US), and I’ve been with my Argentinian boyfriend for more than a year now. I’ve managed to get all As in my 7 AP classes, too…Life is a balance. Good luck!
If it’s meant to be it’s meant to be. Go for it, and when she leaves, keep in touch. See if she feels the same way. Chances are, she wants to go to college in America. Since you are both good students, maybe when the time comes you can apply to some of the same ones or ones in the same area!
Oh, you never know. She might inspire you…
@apandia
I don’t know which year of high school you are in, but that doesn’t matter. You are sure that you can get good grades and get and crush the SAT’s and get a killer gpa?
Although you get this opportunity in college, like awakeningvenus said, you’re gonna remember seeing your school’s jaw drop as they see you raking in the hot chicks, not getting good AP scores
Also, this could help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRL_WZnhaBU
^Watch the rest of simplepickup’s older vids as well
My advice?
Go for it.
Go get 'em tiger.
You can do it.
@AtharvaLarva Lol’ed at your post. You look of South Asian descent; I’m Indian if that means anything. In fact, I sort of look like you (not creepy at all). We’re not really known for raking 'em in and hitting on them, rather for finding ways to increase our GPA.
As well, I’m not too worried about academics, I have solid SAT for a 10th grader and a girl won’t cause too much trouble with AP exams/grades.
Do you all think it will make a difference to her if I’m a sophomore and she’s a junior? We’re both 16, and love has no age, amiright?
I am like @evan241 and @ndemazita said, going to go for the gold. I don’t see her as a object of attraction but rather as a source of true love. I talked to her for a bit in the hallway, and I was intoxicated again (not literally).
Anyway, I’ll tell you all when something substantial actually happens. Thanks for all the help thus far and if you have any more tips, I’d really appreciate them!
How to become successful:
1.) Never date
2.) If you’re currently dating, dump her and never date again.
3.) Never date
4.) Forget 1-3 and realize that you’ll have to take chances to get what you want. Go for her if you really want her, and having a girlfriend + studying isn’t hard. Hey, you could probably study and then make out. JKJKJKJK. But, you could really study together and stuff. Just go for what you want, because chances really do come and go, and if you miss them then you’ll be devastated.
OP, seek her out and talk to her. Sit with her at lunch. Just be friendly at first. I bet she is open to making friends, so think of something to invite her out to do. Heck, even to study Spanish together at a coffee shop. Movie is okay, but maybe there is some event at which you can talk more, but also has some structure so you don’t have to come up with conversation the whole time? Is there a school sporting event or concert you could go to together?
Good luck!
@dennael You make excellent points. A great reminder that many of us can work harder to choose our words more carefully.
I know there are people who are going to cringe at the fact I’m using an anecdote to back up my point, but whatever:
This year, we had a German foreign exchange student come over for the first semester. He & my best friend ended up becoming really close and started semi-dating/fooling around for the last couple weeks he was in America. She was a wreck when he left, but they’re still talking to each other often according to what she tells me.
Take the chance. You’re only young once; go for it. And you seem to be doing so; relax, have fun, and even if she doesn’t feel the same it’ll stink but you’ll still have tried, rather than wasted the chance.