Well, hear's my story
High School: Irish Catholic Nice Guy upbringing. Treat women like gold. Constantly was overlooked for the players. Focused and fixated obsession on a new girl every semester. These girls just happened to already be taken and I would allow my infatuation to grow until I realized there was no hope for that girl. (Subconsciously, I think, I was purposely making myself fall in love with unobtainable girls to avoid having to deal with approaching with single ones) I wasn't a LOSER in Highschool, but I wasn't in the IN crowd either.
University: First year, I was gaining confidence. I started noticing that women WERE attracted to me. I figured out that it wasn't about ME being attracted to a girl and trying to make her attracted to me, rather ME finding a girl who WAS attracted to me that I also found attractive. Got laid for the first time at 18 (first time was a 3some) got my first real gf, lasted 3 months, became infatuated again with a girl who already had a bf. Ended up becomming VERY GOOD FRIENDS with her boyfriend... Fell back into AFC mode for the rest of the year. Spent 4 months of Summer hitting the clubs and being VERY unsuccessful, each time I got turned down it took longer to get back on the horse.
Second year. FELL IN LOVE FOR REAL for the first time. I started "Seeing" this girl who literally became everything to me. I was blinded by her so much that I never stopped to think. She kept backing off, I kept pursuing. She eventually hit me with a tonne of bricks saying that the reason she was backing off was because she was in love with me but couldn't be with me. Apparently it was a Die Hard Christian Family thing about not dating outside the church (I actually believed that bs...) Anyways, I supplicated and basically wrote off my entire year of school spending time with her when we were supposed to be in classes. OH MY GOD! How stupid was I. Anyways, I was in true form the "PERFECT NICE GUY" your 100% afc putting in 100% of the effort in having a girlfriend and getting NONE of the perks (Including kissing) This went on for 5 months. Then in true romantic comedy fashion get dumped by the love of my life on valentines day. Two months later I get back on the horse after overhearing her say to a friend "You know what I need, I need a man, a perfect Gentleman." Needless to say I was PISSED. So I said NEVER AGAIN. Never again will I allow myself to let my emotions cloud my judgement. (Still an afc, but now a wounded afc).
Years pass... date a few times (one date wonder)
Age 22: After dating a woman successfully for about a month and find myself falling in love find out she's been cheating on her boyfriend by dating me... Broken I search the net for answers. Find the most enlightening and informative sites (DJ Resource Center, Layguide)I finally awakened from my romantic notions and emerged a man. Since then I've had many women share my bed that I'll admit to having slept with, and a few that I won't(Coyote Ugly)... my buddies used to call me OND (One Night Dave) which kinda bugs me but oh well... they're still AFC's.
Deagleclaw out
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Your friendly neighbourhood Irishman,
Deagleclaw out