Quote: Abacus, Dec 2009Quote: Claire, Dec 2009Quote: Kid A, Dec 2009Quote: Claire, Dec 2009It is stupid women's fault, George. Blame women, it will make you feel better, and is also more truthful. My impression of you is as a bloke who would look after a lass and who would make her laugh and feel special and I'm sure most here, if not all, would agree.
I'd disagree with you for various reasons but I don't want to hijack Alex's thread 
Sod it, VR is dying, post where you like. Alexatron is probably off somewhere with his hareem, he won't mind. I guess I just think you need to believe in yourself more, man. There are so many sh*te men in the world who treat everyone like crap and don't think about anyone but themselves. You are better than them, you need to know that.
Hijack away! And George, I would agree with Claire based on what I know of you and the little everyone else says.
Out of interest, for peeps like Tom, George and me, what is it about getting people of the opposite (or same!) sex to be interested? If you're not highly sexy what's everyone's methods?
I think this should be turned into a general single thread where people can report on their quests for love/sex and the rest of VR can give advice where appropiate *nods*
Confidence, like everyone else has said, is key.
I don't consider myself attractive, but I don't really find going out with girls very difficult, it depends though. I mean anyone can pull in a nightclub, and what you do to pull a girl can directly affect what you get out of it. A cheesy chat-up line will get you a slap or sex if she thinks it's cute. A compliment will get you a slap or a date and rohypnol will get you pretty much anything you want and a prison sentence.
Trying to go out with a girl you already know is hard though, I've always found it hard to steer clear of the dreaded "friend zone" myself. I went out with a girl from work once and it didn't really take that much; chatting, compliments and a lot of flirting got me a date and a further three months of going out with her before I eventually realised she was an asshole.
Anyway, for girls confidence is all you need, aprt from remembering to be yourself. It's cliché, I know, but it's very true. For guys it's a different story, but I'll leave that for another thread!