Being single is the way to go. I haven’t ever been in an established relationship, but I’ve been close enough to a few guys since I’ve been in Florida and ehh … they can’t take a hint, they lead me on, and they wonder why I thought we were more than friends. Stupid. Just … stupid.
FONY: Aww, it sounds like you’ve never had much luck securing a relationship, huh? 
A lot of guys seem to be really thick when it comes to taking a hint from us, so I’m pretty sure you’re not alone in that aspect of things. 
I wouldn’t give up all hope, though. Keep yourself open and your head up; I mean, some of us would definitely rather be single, but I’m sure there’s a part of everyone that wants a relationship at some point or another, and it hurts when it doesn’t happen.
little chef
Same here. I’ve had several crushes but they were always taken or unrequited. Believe or not, I used to hang out with girls when I was a kid (I never discovered the concept of cooties till middle school), and though I still keep in contact with some of them, we rarely talk or meet up anymore. Ugh, the irony! 
It is, indeed. Well, are you on good terms with the first guy? Maybe you should hang out more with both guys and see which one is more compatible with you. And you may feel like it, but it’s not a necessity to marry once you’re a legal adult. My parents married pretty late, but until today, they’ve remained that way (well, so far 
). Fidelity knows no age limits.
There’s a reason us blokes have thick skulls.
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Durr… but I can’t seem to remember why… 
Like I said, it’s a really awkward/tough situation. I like him, but he basically doesn’t know I exist. The only way he knows me is through his older sister, who is my best friend and the reason how I met him. Plus, I was completely heartbroken to learn that he got a girlfriend right when I liked him the most, so I kinda dropped the idea. The other pickle is that he lives 3 hours away, and there’s no way for us to keep in touch 'cuz my mom won’t let me add guys on Facebook (for whatever stupid reason ), so I basically like him without knowing him, really.
There’s actually a better chance of me getting to know the second guy, even though we haven’t really talked in person, either.
And about the getting married thing - I dunno, it’s just a dream of mine to get married young, mostly because (again, it sounds weird and it’s not because I want to grow up fast or anything) I’m just so sick of waiting to have a kid. And if you guys know me, I’m not going to resort to second-best just because I could possibly get it before I’m married; I’d rather share that special gift with my husband and my husband only. My parents married a little later into their twenties, and as much as I love them, I just don’t want to be 30-something when I have my last kid, you know?
But, I leave it to God. As corny and cliche as it sounds, I have a peace that He knows what He’s doing, so I’m not going to worry too much about it. I know that I’ll meet “the guy” here soon, because I’ve been praying for him and I know my special WALL•E is out there looking to find his Eeva. <3
little chef
Well, If you’ve read a few posts of mine in this thread before, there was a girl at school I liked. I was hoping to get to know her better this year, but I only have one class with her now and we sit on opposite sides of class. So, I’m kinda over her now. Also, I think she does drugs. 
I don’t like any girls now, even though I think this girl in my Chemistry class might like me (Yes, I do see the irony). But I ain’t interested.
And also, I hate divorce. My parents got divorced when I was about 3 or 4 years old. I don’t understand how someone could have a kid with someone and then decide it was a mistake. Just gets on my nerves. I’m not getting married unless I love that girl. Why else would you get married? y’know?
Anyways, I’m still very single.
Yup, I’m pretty much the same. I’ve actually only asked out two girls in my life, and I’ve gotten a yes both times, but something always goes wrong between the yes, and the actual date, and it never happens.
Ha, yeah I was pretty hardcore into the “cooties” thing. I was all for the boys vs. girls stuff, and I don’t think I even admitted to myself that I liked girls until like my sophomore year of high school, even though it had definitely started in middle school. I had some friends who were girls back when I was real little, and some pseudo-friends after that, but I would have vehemently denied it, and if you told me a girl like me, I would have been making the gag noises, and everything.
mo-You might want to give the girl in chemistry a chance. If she seems Ok, you could just give her a break and go out with her once, who knows, might turn into something. At worst, it’s just a wasted evening, right? Just my two cents.
I still have my wonderful girlfriend of 3 years! 
I was similar, thedriveintheatre and DocKenobi. Though going to an all-girl’s school from the age of eleven up to the age of sixteen didn’t help my social interaction with guys! 
Even now, though Sixth Form is mixed, I sometimes feel perhaps a bit more awkward talking to guys than girls.
Never really thought about the cooties thing, though.
Exactly my thoughts. When your parents say “Oh, we divorced 'cuz it just wasn’t working out”, that’s a flat-out dumb reason to do it. And I can imagine it probably hurts to hear that from them. Marriage isn’t dating - you don’t just get together with someone, and then when you decide you don’t like them all that much, for whatever reason, divorce; because when you have children that causes so many levels of instability.
That’s one reason why I’m not all that keen on dating itself. Again, this is simply my opinion, but the practice alone says that if you don’t like them after a while, or you “think” it’s not gonna work out, you can leave them and find another one. I’m sorry, but marriage is a lifelong committment and a sacred promise to that other half that you’re going to remain with them the rest of your life. My parents have been married for 18 years, and they very well could have divorced these past few years under the pressure of all that’s happening to us, but they’ve made that choice to continue loving each other no matter what happens, and since they want the best for us, their children, they know divorce wouldn’t help any one of us.
That’s what bugs me more than anything, when a couple divorces because they argue about things that could be worked out, and in selfishness they divorce just because they don’t want to be together. Those children have done nothing wrong, and they are forced to be split between their parents just because they couldn’t work something out. I dunno… I just hate it when that happens.
mo: Well, if you don’t feel all that led to get to know this girl in chemistry better, then don’t force yourself to have feelings for her. I’ve tried forcing myself to like someone before, and I have a best friend who feels pressured to like a guy just 'cuz her parents like him, and that’s never a good way to enter a relationship. If it’s right, you’ll know it. You’ll feel it. I’ll be praying for you. 
little chef
The weird thing was, I hung out exclusively with girls in primary school (since I wasn’t a sporty kind of guy) with only one or two male friends. And then I entered the h*llhole that was high-school with its divisive cliques and what-not, and I gradually started hanging out with the guys. And now I’m stuck with a lot of bloke-mates, and hardly any girls I can go on outings with! Total inverse graph.
Which, if you can’t tell by now, totally sucks.
DocKenobi, well, if she asked me out to a movie or something, yeah, I’d go with her. Probably wouldn’t go anywhere, but I’m not having feelings where I want to ask her out. She is a good friend though, sometimes a little weird. Ex: today I was getting ready for class and she grabbed my arm, rolled up my shirt and asked me to flex my arm. Kinda weird to me.
Anyways, I’m siding with little_chef_eva09, I’m not going to make myself like her. If something changes, then let it be, but for right now, nothing’s happenin’. I’m not even sure if she likes me, I just think she might. Kinda hard to tell.
And again, still very single.
Wow, TDIT, that is really ironic. I can see how it can be prety maddening now, too. Ah, well. It will eventually happen right?
DocKenobi : I hope so. My parents are starting to get curious. They’re like, “Andre, have you found a girlfriend yet?”, and I’m like “Sorry lah, no dice.”
And to think that only a few years ago they would throttle me if I had one.
mo: I think she likes you for your body.
Sorry, can’t resist the Cars reference. Well, it’s cool to be friends with her first, and once you find enough in common with her, you can start asking her out. Take it slow and steady, and if nothing comes out of it, at least you’ve made a good buddy!
HAHA!!! Ok, I’m sorry, but that was a good one!
Yeah, yesterday she gave me a hug in class, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it.
Yeah, thankfully my parents don’t really do that, though my Dad drops hints every now and then. I’m glad they don’t, because I get uncomfortable talking about that kind of stuff with them.
Well you guys, I’ve got a pretty interesting story to tell you.
So a couple weeks ago, mo and I exchanged email addresses and started talking a lot via MSN, since we’ve been friends for a while but never actually talked aside from posting, or the occassional “hey, how you doing” PM. Something was mentioned in a post somewhere (I can’t really remember ) that triggered the whole actual correspondance thing, and so we started doing that, and we’re like, “Hey this is cool!”
So we exchanged pics and stuff, talked some more, and I told him how I always felt bad for him cuz he felt so lonely… like, ever since I joined whenever I’d see him post stuff like that my heart just totally went out to him, and I always wanted to be like an encouragement to him and stuff. Anyways, it was a bit of a weird situation at the time… I had just pretty much gotten over some guy that I used to like a lot, was dealing with a guy who couldn’t let go of me, and just getting so upset that I hadn’t found someone yet… cuz never before in my life have I felt that he was like, right under my nose and God was just going to point him out when it was time.
Apparently, something snapped somewhere between then and now. I don’t know… I mean, I’ve never met mo in person in my life, and all of a sudden I started thinking, “Aww, he’s such a sweet guy. He’s so awesome. Omg, he’s so handsome.” Stuff I like, never really think, especially cuz I met him on the internet and everything. It was all just kind of a strange coincidence and perfect turn of events and like, one night on MSN he came out and said “Yeah… I kinda like you.” My mouth almost dropped to the floor, cuz I hadn’t said anything to him about me kinda liking him, too.
The truth was, we were both falling hard without the other really aware of it - simultaneously, and without the other giving any hints of feeling that way. And guys, this has never happened to me before in my life. I have never had a guy like me for who I am; and it was especially appropriate since I was at that point where I was ready to scream, “GOD just SHOW him to me! Just let me know who he is!”
So uh, yeah. We’ve talked it out, I’ve prayed about it a bit… guess you could pretty much consider us a couple. Not quite sure how well it’s going to work out at first, since we live on opposite sides of America (literally opposite sides), we’ve never met in person or anything, and we have no physical contact and stuff; but I have a feeling once I’m able to get Skype and we can talk in real time face-to-face, things are going to be a lot smoother.
Just thought I’d share that with you guys! I’m not sure that this has ever happened between members of PixarPlanet before, but I feel it’s a good thing, and I hope a lot comes out of this. We’re both pretty excited, and we just wanted to share our happiness with the rest of you wonderful members. Also a good example of how you just never know how you’re going to meet that special other person… never before in my life did I think I’d meet someone as amazing as he is via PixarPlanet, of all places! But I’m so glad I met him here, in the best internet community in the world.
Yeah! That’s the pretty crazy story of how this Eva unintentionally found her WALL•E. <3
little chef
Aww, that’s so sweet! I’m so pleased for you both! Looks like we’ve got our first Pixar Planet romance, then. Awww! How exciting! 
Before I visited my friend at uni, she kept talking about her best friend and housemate and saying that he was a really cool guy, all that sort of thing. Little did I know that when I was to visit him, I’d find out that she’s very right! The three of us spent the night in, playing card games and that sort of thing, and I really clicked with this guy, Harry. I felt much the same way you seem to about mo, red- that understanding between the two of us. It’s been a while since I’ve felt like that (and for the guy to feel the same as well. That doesn’t happen often.)
So yeah, now I’m desperate to go and visit my friend again.
Now that put such a big smile on my face.
lizardgirl: Awww, thanks so much! It’s kind of surreal still. I just can’t believe that all of this actually happened to me.
I really hope you get to know this guy better… he sounds so nice and I think you deserve an awesome man. And when you feel a click, that’s even better! I hope you find what you’re looking for!
totoro: I’m so glad that made your day… and I do hope you meant our story, cuz if that was directed to lizardgirl I’d be a bit embarrassed for picking it up.
Thanks you guys! Your support really means a lot to us.
little chef
Oh man, I’m kinda embarrassed about all that stuff I wrote about the girl in my Chemistry Class now. 
So, um, yeah, if you read what little_chef_eva09 wrote, yeah, we’re a couple now. And to tell you the truth, I love it! I mean, she’s like my dream girl. To me, she’s perfect in every way. I’m pretty sure none of you know what she looks like, but OMG, to me she is the cutest girl in the world, and now that we’re a couple, it’s just the best feeling in the world. <3 Yeah, I’m falling for her, I feel it, I’ve never felt this way about anybody in my life. I know it sounds a little weird since we met on the internet, but I love her. <3 I can’t stop thinking about her. I hope we last forever.
Yeah, the fact that we both fell for each other at the same time without the other knowing it just furthers my belief that it’s fate. I’m sure it’ll be hard, but like red said, once we can talk on Skype, it should be a bit easier. I mean, I just want to do all I can to make this work, y’know?
lizardgirl and totoro, Hey! Thanks for your support! Like little_chef said, it means a lot to us.
So, uh, you see the poll above? Go ahead and subtract 2 from the single category and add 2 to the dating category.