How do i stop being nice?

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  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    Posted this in another thread, and it seems appropriate to recycle some of it here, sorry if I repeat anything already covered:

    Don't worry about changing who you are, unless you aren't happy with yourself. As far as relationships go, It doesn't matter with the whole nice guy/bad guy thing. I used to think that I had to be one or the other, and I tried so hard at both that I was alone the whole time. At some point I grew up and decided that I was just going to be who I was and try to figure out how to live whatever kind of life I had in a way that made me happy. It addition, I started getting out and meeting people. A lot of people. I put no assumed expectations on anyone, and didn't allow anyone to put any on me. Then one day, I met my wife and it all clicked into place.

    Moral of the story, just be yourself. Live the life you want to live, meet enough people, and you'll wind up finding someone you want to be with, who also wants to be with you. If it doesn't work the first time, rinse, and repeat. You just have to put yourself out there.

    Awesome post, thanks!

    I think this thread has helped me just be motivated to be a better person, and not really care about finding someone, but care about who I am and to be with other people, with no strings attached.

    That's it exactly bro. Once you are confident, and happy with yourself, others will see that. Be among as many different kinds of people as you can. Be you. Life happens organically.
  • kluedesigns
    kluedesigns Posts: 72 Member
    Maybe you should get a dog or a cat. JK Get involved in something you like and you'll find someone with similar interests and then you'll know which girl to ask out!

    i agree with this

    you need to go out and do things that interest you - museums, art show, concerts, sporting events, etc - then you'll meet people with the same interested as you.

    i met my husband at a concert at Lincoln Center - I wasn't going to go because my friend canceled out - I decided to go alone and it was the best thing i ever did.

    my husband was there with his best friend - they noticed i was all alone at intermission and can by to talk to me.

    at the end of the concert they waited for me and asked if i'd like to grab a bite and a drink.

    we've been together for 22 years.


    and whatever you decide to do please don't stop being a nice guy - nice guys are truly sexy and loving.

    Aww thank you! You are so sweet. I think you are right. I do need to. But the problem is, I am a programmer and that is what I love doing. Programming. I don't play video games, I build programs for other people to enjoy. So it can be hard to find people with similar interests. I may need to get another hobby......

    yes, try new things.

    take a cooking class, great way to meet people - and who doesn't love a man who has moves in the kitchen.

    take a course at the local college for adults - learn a new language, take an art class, etc.

    at first glance people think programmers lack social skills and don't know how to communicate but the truth of the matter is.........

    you're an artist, you have vision and create a beautiful product from nothing. of course you don't want to chat it up when your at the computer writing code - you're creating - do you think von Gogh or Picasso were interrupted while they created their works of art.

    this skill and passion is completely understood by other artistic type of people - artists do not need their friends and mates to work in the same medium as them but they do need to be around other creative people because they understand that desire to create and that its a passion that can not be denied. it keeps you up till or hours of the night, you forget to eat, etc.

    i am an artist that works with creating fabric and they making art out of it to hang on your wall - my husband is an artist - he writes and produces songs. we don't work in the same medium but we understand the passion and respect it. when he pulls an all nighter or i lock myself in the studio for the entire weekend - we don't get upset because we understand the passion.

    you are an artist, you will always be an artist, you need to start socializing with other artists, and then you will find that creative soul mate that is perfect for you.
  • kms1320
    kms1320 Posts: 599 Member
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  • gettinfitaus
    gettinfitaus Posts: 161 Member
    Stop thinking that it's because you're "nice." I don't know you so it's obviously hard to judge, but in my experience, the guys saying it's because they are "nice" are usually acting like *kitten* around women and may or may not even realize it because they're trying to be something they aren't. Relax and just be you.

    ^^^ This or if not a *kitten* then needy and WAY TO INTENSE. If you think you are nice you really need to relax rather than focussing on your datelessness instead focus on things you love to do.
  • Bernadette60614
    Bernadette60614 Posts: 707 Member
    Last thought:

    Dating is such a terrible concept.

    When I stopped "dating" I finally developed a serious relationship which resulted in a happy marriage of now almost 20 years.

    What I started doing: Getting to know people of the opposite sex as people. Seeing what others saw as "dating" as more of an exploration of whether or not I wanted this person as a friend.

    I think people can sense if you have an "agenda" and it can be off putting. If you approach women as people who have friend potential and that's your goal in asking them out to coffee or whatever....I think you'll find "dating" easier.