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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 2176827" data-attributes="member: 945"><p>Majoru Oakheart, I feel your pain. About 8 years ago, I spend several hundred dollars in therapy because I couldn't figure out if the problem was *me*, or the problem was everyone else.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to be candid here (as if I rarely hold back otherwise!)</p><p></p><p>I was 23/24, still a virgin, I didn't drink at all, listened almost exclusively to classical music (still do), enjoyed playing computer games and D&D, enjoyed Star Wars, and was awkward around women. Yea, that about summed me up.</p><p></p><p>On the plus side, I had a good job, I had friends, I showered every day, was thin, and not outwardly geeky at all. I'm really a pretty average looking guy, I suppose. </p><p></p><p>But, in general I didn't fit in. I couldn't understand *people* and what most considered fun (getting drunk at a party, or watching football, or participating in organized religion, etc), I didn't want any part of those things.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, it was a waste of money, and the guy agreed with me that I just needed to be me. It probably didn't help that most of my friends slept around, had problems with drugs in their past, and generally led lives that resembled soap operas. Don't get me wrong, they were great guys, and I loved gaming with them (one was even my roommate for quite some time), but they certainly weren't role models by any stretch of the imagination.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I've given up trying to fit in. I can put on appearances, and I have all the social skills I need to perform in the business world, make friends, get along with coworkers, and what have you. But I'm not embarrassed to tell them that I'm an atheist, hate football, don't drink, don't smoke, and think their music is crap. Yea, it doesn't win me a lot of friends in some circles, but I've learned when to keep my mouth shut thing.</p><p></p><p>And I don't think you're offbase on the whole shower thing. As the quickly-banned poll in off-topic revealed, most people shower every day. I don't do that anymore. I'm just too busy with life, my wife, my daughter, work, my hobbies, and everything in between to have the luxury of waking up early and taking a shower. But it's not like I dig ditches every day. I sit on my ass in an air-conditioned building and work on a computer. I think the major factor in smelling bad is whether you wear deoderant. If you do that, you shouldn't have a problem. You have to be <u>really</u> dirty before dirt makes you stink. My wife doesn't shower every day either. I don't think it's all that uncommon. Maybe I'm just more environmentally conscious than some people.</p><p></p><p>On the smell thing, I would recommend asking a close friend if you smell. If they're a good friend they'll tell you. Most people can't smell their own body odor, because our bodies become adjusted to it.</p><p></p><p>And losing weight is a good idea for health reason, but I wouldn't recommend trying to do that just to try to fit in.</p><p></p><p>So, I'll bottom line it for you. Screw everyone else! It took me a while to recognize that all people are different. I get a lot of weird looks from people when I tell them I like classical music, but then I find out that they like German Rap, so to each their own, you know?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 2176827, member: 945"] Majoru Oakheart, I feel your pain. About 8 years ago, I spend several hundred dollars in therapy because I couldn't figure out if the problem was *me*, or the problem was everyone else. I'm going to be candid here (as if I rarely hold back otherwise!) I was 23/24, still a virgin, I didn't drink at all, listened almost exclusively to classical music (still do), enjoyed playing computer games and D&D, enjoyed Star Wars, and was awkward around women. Yea, that about summed me up. On the plus side, I had a good job, I had friends, I showered every day, was thin, and not outwardly geeky at all. I'm really a pretty average looking guy, I suppose. But, in general I didn't fit in. I couldn't understand *people* and what most considered fun (getting drunk at a party, or watching football, or participating in organized religion, etc), I didn't want any part of those things. Ultimately, it was a waste of money, and the guy agreed with me that I just needed to be me. It probably didn't help that most of my friends slept around, had problems with drugs in their past, and generally led lives that resembled soap operas. Don't get me wrong, they were great guys, and I loved gaming with them (one was even my roommate for quite some time), but they certainly weren't role models by any stretch of the imagination. I've given up trying to fit in. I can put on appearances, and I have all the social skills I need to perform in the business world, make friends, get along with coworkers, and what have you. But I'm not embarrassed to tell them that I'm an atheist, hate football, don't drink, don't smoke, and think their music is crap. Yea, it doesn't win me a lot of friends in some circles, but I've learned when to keep my mouth shut thing. And I don't think you're offbase on the whole shower thing. As the quickly-banned poll in off-topic revealed, most people shower every day. I don't do that anymore. I'm just too busy with life, my wife, my daughter, work, my hobbies, and everything in between to have the luxury of waking up early and taking a shower. But it's not like I dig ditches every day. I sit on my ass in an air-conditioned building and work on a computer. I think the major factor in smelling bad is whether you wear deoderant. If you do that, you shouldn't have a problem. You have to be [u]really[/u] dirty before dirt makes you stink. My wife doesn't shower every day either. I don't think it's all that uncommon. Maybe I'm just more environmentally conscious than some people. On the smell thing, I would recommend asking a close friend if you smell. If they're a good friend they'll tell you. Most people can't smell their own body odor, because our bodies become adjusted to it. And losing weight is a good idea for health reason, but I wouldn't recommend trying to do that just to try to fit in. So, I'll bottom line it for you. Screw everyone else! It took me a while to recognize that all people are different. I get a lot of weird looks from people when I tell them I like classical music, but then I find out that they like German Rap, so to each their own, you know? [/QUOTE]
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