Your blog proves that those teens in teenage sex romps are a reflection of reality. Right now I'm summoning all the testicular fortitude that I have to ask this girl out. Root for me because I'm rooting for you!

I'm 18 and i would consider myself socially awkward. I think I've been on a date but im not sure... it was kind of like a double date with another couple but i ruin it for myself cos i can be quite shy on occasion, well on most occasions. Although i am pretty depressed i am somewhat optimistic of the future mostly cos im delusional and i constantly day dream of some impossible alternate reality or an extremely unlikely future.

My point is i feel that you'll meet the right person when the time is right, this girl probably wasn't right for you cos of your different interests and the date could be considered a sign that it just wasn't meant to be. So keep dreaming i know i will.

Ok, here's what you do buddy.

Next date, pay a homeless guy (you live in Kentucky so it shouldn't be hard to find one) to fake attack you and your girl. Emphasis on the fake part. Don't get some tweaking Vietnam vet to do it, otherwise you might actually get hurt.

Now when he fake attacks you, you take out the 2 foot long length of bike chain you had tucked away on your person and beat the hobo until he stops moving. It's really important the hobo is beat sufficiently, otherwise the lady might think you are the kind of pussy who can't beat a hobo into unconsciousness in which case she may call into question both your sexuality and virility.

If all this is performed properly, the lady will see you holding 2 feet of bike chain, panting, and covered in hobo blood and she will fall madly in love you. Then you two can lock arms, go to Applebees, rock some southwestern eggrolls, and then ride off into the sunset together.

Damn dude. Damn.

Yeah I used to live in one of those towns and it sucked huge balls. Except I had it worse. I was friends with all the "cool" kids. Yeah, don't ask me how that happened but somehow when I moved into Westminster I was assimilated in the "cool and artsy" clique. So this meant in order for me to date someone I had to keep up certain...appearances. Which was fine by me because I'm a fickle bitch to please in the relationship department anyway. I don't settle. Never have. So that left next to nobody. I had two relationships in Westminster and they both sucked. Well one sucked. The other never really went anywhere.

I'm not white. So the one sucked because her dad was a pretty hardcore racist. So that sucked. The other never went anywhere. Like I said I in Westminster I had a rep because when I moved there in my Junior year I was assimilated into this (rather awesome) clique with no history or anything. I think they just saw the way I acted, dressed, and generally treated the world and assumed I'd fit in. And I did but that's not the point. This meant certain people either stated away from me or I was seperated from certain people. And there was this girl who I friends with but everytime I hinted at asking her out things just never really happened. We were just kind of in two different worlds. It was lame.

And right now there's a girl. Problem is she's in Westminster, I'm in Texas, but we still talk frequently and if she'll let me hopefully something'll work out. We've been friends for a while and we've seen each other suck at relationships for the same reasons, and we're crazy alike and we've always had good vibes, and it wasn't until near the end of my high school career that we kind of realized "DUH! We should be dating each other!" After that there wasn't much face-to-face contact. I went to college, she's a senior in high school, and now I'm in Houston which sucks double time. I've told her I don't like long distance relationships. I tried it and it was a miserable failure, like I said we've copied each others mishaps, so she tried it too with some guy and it was an equal failure. So now we're in some awkward limbo. Happy fucking valentine's day.

Oh my point? It's mostly that small towns suck. I'm sure you've learned that by now but what with the cliques, the lack of shit to do, and small compact and concentrated area of douchebags smalll towns can be awful places for the weird. Mind you I was not a nerd. I was pretty fuckin' popular in my portion of town. But it was the artsy portion and we were weird. And all the artsy kids dated all the artsy kids so for that reason and since I showed up on the scene 2 years too late I'd lost the right to dibs. It's not just nerds or the awkward. I'm great around people 90% of the time. And I was cool around the artsy kids which was good because in our county we were the artsy school. We have some of the most prestigious artistic honors in the world and as far as our town goes we have one of the finest liberal art institutions right down the street.

Small towns suck. But that's such a tiny fragment of the places you'll (hopefully) go. Don't give up, don't settle, and don't worry.

Oh and go to plenty of raves. There's always a good chance of finding a cool single person at a rave. He/she will probably be a little insane and spontaneous but seriously: lots and lots of raves. :P

Nerdy girls are out there. It's either online or at some anime conventions.

I don't think it really matters where you live - it seems that most people go through that "bad dates" period of life. Eventually you'll meet someone and either get married or form a longer term relationship.

Either way, the lady needn't be a gamer, just someone who understands the hobby. For the first 16 years of my marriage my husband wasn't a gamer, but he did support my gaming hobby. He bought me a Dreamcast and bought me DC and PC games to play because then when he wanted to play sports or watch hockey on TV he knew I'd simply say "have fun, I'm gonna go play a game". It wasn't until a few years ago that he started gaming which presents all new problems including buying a second console and two copies of most online games!

Meh... I guess all I'm saying is that most of us have been there... or will be there, with the "bad dates" thing! :)

Moving from a large town just outside San Francisco, CA to a small 'country' town near Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas was a shock for my dating life. For the first year here I had no dates and no friends. That all came around when I got out and moved a bit further to the city, however I have still yet to meet that nerdy, intelligent girl of my dreams.

Hang strong, buddy. You'll get out of that town and into a more socially-active life with individuals who actually matter. People who share the same interests as you, and girls that love Star Wars.

Ok, that last one was a lie.. they don't exist; or they are all just hiding from me.

@Bev: I should write a book. Then get a reality show on Vh1. Then I could dickpunch everyone.

That's pretty harsh man, I'm sorry.
RonBurgandy2010, you'll find someone eventually. I did, even if it did take 16 years.
As far as small towns go, get outta there. See a new scene man, there's bound to be more action out there.

Have you tried being emotionally distant and somewhat rude? Chicks dig being mistreated.

Or so I've heard, from self-help websites. I've had approximately no dating experience. :D