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I'm almost 20...
...and am just now having my identity crisis.
Replies: 22Last Post July 7 5:01pm by JulieisWHOA
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I'm the good girl, the one who doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't do drugs, isn't promiscuous, etc.

You know where that got me?

Nowhere.

My ex told me that I'm arrogant and that I think I'm better than everyone else and that it's disgusting.

Okay, so I loosen up, decide, "Hey, I like this guy at work, I think I'll flirt with him. I don't know if he's single but when has that ever stopped anyone before? And, fuck, if he isn't, he can ignore me."

My ex's response?

"Yeah, you should check first."

But, none of the girls who hit on him did. And some of them even knew he was taken and yet he wouldn't say one bad thing about them and fought tooth and nail to keep them around. He even defended their actions by basically saying, "Hey, they're single, they can fuck what they want, flirt with what they want, whatever. It doesn't matter anyways, I'm taken, I won't do anything."

I'M SINGLE TOO!!!! Why can't I do what I want without being called a slut? If I take the high road and behave myself, I'm arrogant. If I loosen up and decide, hey, I think I want to makeout with that guy just for fun, I'm a whore. I don't know what's right, what'll make me happy, etc. I'm so confused and frustrated. All I know is that, right now, as I am, I'm not happy.

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If you're not happy it could be because you're listening too much to what people think of you.
Do what you like, if something appeals to you, do it. If it doesn't, then don't.

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You should never have been "the good girl" then, it's given you a boring reputation, so now anything bad you do is seen as 100x worse.

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Just flirt with someone who you know is single next time.

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I stopped being a 'good girl' the winter of last year

I wish I went 'badass girl' sooner.  I'd have more amazing memories.  

Yeah I'm totally with you.

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sounds like your ex dont want you no more, but he also dont want anyone else to have you

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Quote: from Spiral at 4:53 pm on July 6, 2008

You should never have been "the good girl" then, it's given you a boring reputation, so now anything bad you do is seen as 100x worse.

I wasn't trying to be the good girl, though, that's just who I was. But now that I'm getting older, I'm so sick and tired of just...what it does to me...I can't win either way. I behave and I'm overlooked and treated like an arrogant bitch. I try to loosen up and I'm a slut. My ex even implied at one point that I was a slut by saying "I guess you just like male attention." and all because I had a few guys from high school on my Facebook. I didn't even talk to them.

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Have you tried Internet dating?
It was hard for me finding the right guy, because well, I am not the wholesome girlie girl most guys want. I am a little over confident at times. I have a strong sense of leadership and I am more patriotic than most people I know. I didn't want to date another person in the military like me, it would be too difficult, so I just tried different sites and put myself out there. I was 100% honest and straight forward about myself, and it worked. I am now engaged to my fiance who is a police officer. I think we are a perfect match. Anyway, the site I used was
http://www.plentyoffish.com
It is different because it is 100% free, they don't charge you for anything at all.



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So are you interested in having a life, or trying to prove some point. Sounds to me like you don't know who you are or what you want, you're just like a leaf on the river, being pushed along with no  control over where you end up.

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Quote: from lingerie gurl at 4:55 pm on July 6, 2008

Have you tried Internet dating?
It was hard for me finding the right guy, because well, I am not the wholesome girlie girl most guys want. I am a little over confident at times. I have a strong sense of leadership and I am more patriotic than most people I know. I didn't want to date another person in the military like me, it would be too difficult, so I just tried different sites and put myself out there. I was 100% honest and straight forward about myself, and it worked. I am now engaged to my fiance who is a police officer. I think we are a perfect match. Anyway, the site I used was
http://www.plentyoffish.com
It is different because it is 100% free, they don't charge you for anything at all.

I met my ex online and he's the jackass who fucked me up. I think I want a guy offline this time.

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Quote: from Majo at 1:58 pm on July 6, 2008

Quote: from lingerie gurl at 4:55 pm on July 6, 2008

Have you tried Internet dating?  
 It was hard for me finding the right guy, because well, I am not the wholesome girlie girl most guys want. I am a little over confident at times. I have a strong sense of leadership and I am more patriotic than most people I know. I didn't want to date another person in the military like me, it would be too difficult, so I just tried different sites and put myself out there. I was 100% honest and straight forward about myself, and it worked. I am now engaged to my fiance who is a police officer. I think we are a perfect match. Anyway, the site I used was  
 www.plentyoffish.com  
 It is different because it is 100% free, they don't charge you for anything at all.

I met my ex online and he's the jackass who fucked me up. I think I want a guy offline this time.



Have you tried like speed dating? There are community sate services you can try.

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I am with you on the confusion and not happy part. I have been behaving and it only got me hurt. I haven't tried being a bad boy yet though. Sigh.

Congratulations on not drinking and smoking, I really admire that in someone.

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Quote: from Duke at 4:57 pm on July 6, 2008

So are you interested in having a life, or trying to prove some point. Sounds to me like you don't know who you are or what you want, you're just like a leaf on the river, being pushed along with no control over where you end up.

I'm not trying to prove a point, I'm trying to figure out what will feel right and make me happy. I'm not old enough to go out yet and I'm sort of scared but being like this is upsetting me and pissing me off. I don't feel strong enough or confident enough in my own skin to just say, "Fuck off." to people like my ex who I can't seem to please. I think if I could figure out what's right for me, I'd be more capable of not caring about assholes and consequently much happier.

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First, simply because one follws rules and is "good" doesn't mean theyre a good person. They could have an attitude, think too highly of themselves, etc. Secondly, you seem to be going by what your ex says which obviously isn't going to be a fair judgment. I'd say keep on doing what you do, don't ask you ex about his opinions, be nice, flirt if you want and youll find out if someone is taken or likes you soon enough.

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Quote: from ManicD at 4:55 pm on July 6, 2008

sounds like your ex dont want you no more, but he also dont want anyone else to have you

He only wants me if he can fuck me and you can't fuck when you're 3,000 miles apart. I had everything set up so that we'd be together but then he fucked it up and right back to the long distance BS we went. So, yeah...he loves me...but wants sex...but doesn't want me to have sex...or something along those lines, I've never asked him about it, I can't even bring myself to talk to him at this point, I'm too irritated, confused, and upset.

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