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Now is the time to start a new life, on a path of your choosing. Don't let other people's expectations hold you back from doing the things you love. You don't have to have a suburban home, 2 cars in the garage, and 2.4 kids if that's not the lifestyle that appeals to you. If you have a fascination for the beauty of natural grain wood, take up a career in carpentry and don't look back.

>>16783696
The other problem is that socialist Scotland has no opportunities. Anything that isn't traditional, profitable, or "working class" is laughed out the door

The highest goal anyone has is just to get by

>>16783735
Leah?

It's nerves, bro - you're overthinking it. This is really normal, particularly in this weird modern world in which people spend all their time studying and working on computers, rather than engaging in proper outdoors activities and working with their hands. Try taking up a manual hobby such as carpentry to help yourself relax, and when you're with your girl, enjoy the moment and avoid worrying about stuff.

And use a condom.

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>>16783688
This

>>16783688
Thanks, carpentry-bro. So it's really nothing to worry about? I just don't wanna be stuck with ED at 21.

Plus who knows, maybe a little woodworking beforehand would help me work up some wood of my own.

If she's not into social media, she must have some way of occupying her free time other than staring at a phone screen. Maybe you share her interest. Try and work out what she enjoys doing out of class, and there you can build shared ground. For instance, if she's crazy about carpentry, grab some tools and have a go yourself!

Maybe spark up a conversation about her interests. You can start by talking about yours. Do you enjoy working with your hands or anything? Most women love a man who is productive.

Look into carpentry and woodworking for some examples, maybe build something so you can show it off and impress her!

>>16783673
>>16783669
I haven't approached her even once. Should I really just go up and say hey?

So I guess what I'm asking is, what the fuck could possibly be wrong with me?

inb4 suicide prevention, talk to a doctor about it, etc. I'm just interested in getting anonymous feedback at this point.

Please help me. I just want another perspective.

Firstly, I hope you get better. It looks like you have quite a few problems. I would recommend trying things such as meditation and mindfulness. It may not solve your problems, but it can make you much more tolerant to suffering. You seem like a very deluded person and I think the first step to overcome your pain is to understand it - so sit and relax, breathe deeply for a few hours and think about what makes you unhappy. Only understanding your emotions can make you progress. I can't give you any more tips than this: so basically try to be as aware as possible of your emotions and try to fix them - so feel sad or angry, but try to see why and work towards it. Depression is something a lot of people have to deal with in their lifes, and the way out seems to not exist when you're at the bottom. I have been battling with depression for a long time: I have had ear surgery three times, soon to be 4, and there have been times where I was near deaf and I couldn't talk to anyone who was further than a foot from me. Eventually I got over it, but it took me a lot of time. Luck to you, OP.

Nothing looks more pathetic than a scraggly attempt at a beard, so don't go there. Give it a few years, as many men find they grow thicker as they get older, and consider working in a traditionally bearded field such as forestry or carpentry to encourage thick growth.

>>16783657
Carpentrybro you're the best, had many laughs today because of you, helps that I love carpentry too

>>16784153
Thanks, Carpentrybro here. I actually know nothing of carpentry and am terrible at it, but legitimately think it would be a good solution for at least half of the problems that people come up with in /adv/. It's fun, creative, fulfilling, and a solid job that is relatively low stress, not monotonous, and pretty much guaranteed employment for life. I'm too cack handed to be any good at it, but it deserves more exposure.

>Maybe not that much more...

Possibly an iron deficiency?

>>16783801
How do I make it stop, and why doesn't cooked meat stop it?

>>16783808
cooking always diminishes the nutritional value of food somewhat.

If I were you I'd see a doctor, maybe they will have some nutritional advice or some insight to this. I don't want to unduly scare you but it could be a lot of things and a physical couldn't hurt.

money

>>16783643
>brainwashing a court
Bring Jewish lawyers, lots and lots of expensive Jewish lawyers.

>inb4 bribe
it will cost around 150-200$k here. for less they would fucking laugh and imprison your sorry ass.

Office job in a bank? That sounds soul destroying. I know you're asking specifically about trying to shag your boss, but have you considered a career switch to something more rewarding, like carpentry for instance? It's a traditionally male-dominated profession, true, but there's no discrimination in the world of woodwork and in fact, many clients even prefer a female carpenter. You can then freely date your bank manager, who is no longer your colleague.

You've worked out that the corporate world is not your milieu - well done. Now is the time to take that as a lesson learned, and switch to a more relaxed and wholesome career in a growing field such as carpentry.

I'm in the same boat, dude. Work on your social skills, it's the only way.

(unless yeah, you want to work in menial labor)

>>16783614
Have you considered a local wood working class? Carpentry can be quite rewarding

>>16783612

not sure what to tell you mate. you claim no surface whitener will do you any good, but opt out of anything expensive.

nothing comes without sacrifice. id advise you get over it. I have yellow teeth too, but its literally never stopped me from doing anything in life. its kinda like having hair on your back. its not something you WANT but its such an unimportant detail that most people wont notice or care.

thats kinda the thing about teeth is that the only people who judge you are strangers and assholes. As soon as a stranger likes any other part of you, they stop caring about your teeth. unless their an asshole, and you dont want them.

ive never had trouble getting laid, dates, or anything despite my yellow teeth. i know you got a childhood trauma, but ur an adult now. leave that in your childhood.

otherwise, go to your dentist and find out how much it cost to paint your teeth white. its generally free after braces.

>>16783622
It's hard. I've kind of trained myself to not smile in public and people think I'm cold or don't have a sense of humor or something.

>>16783638

so no matter what you do, people will judge you. even if you whiten your teeth, they'll then be too white and everyone you know will see the difference and think little of you for wasting money whitening it and others will think it dumb that you didnt just take good care of your teeth to begin with (As they wont know your back story).

point being that no matter what you do in life, assholes judge, but its fucking teeth and wont matter. so your options are stop caring about something most people dont ACTUALLY care about.

OR

spend 10 thousand dollars on getting your teeth ripped out and replaced with fakes ones

>>16783604
Oh cool, a tattoo that looks like a exploding jizz straw

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>>16783604

we use stars and dots because thats what stars look like... stars and dots. that in mind, have you considered instead of just doing the constellation itself, getting a sort of 'framed picture' of a tattoo depicting not just scorpio, but the sky and stars around it, fadding out into a frame.

pic related, but with a less faggy frame perhaps.

>>16783632
I haven't actually but I do like the idea of incorporating the background of an object or setting and framing it with the original idea!

Should I ask her out since its been awhile?

DO not do it, try to find another one

>>16783672
I've dated other girls but I haven't been as happy as I was with her.

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>>16783559
DONT THINK, JUST DO IT!

>>16783562
To clarify, I mean literal larger testicles, not just gumption.

First step is to quit tumblr-wumblr "higher education", get out of office jobs, and never even consider working in retail. Get into the carpentry business and your manliness quotient will go through the roof.

Taylor Swift is hot, girlfriend or wife.

You will be around for the whole of your existence. Fuck futureboys and saddo geeks of past centuries, you're the MAN, Anon!

Also, carpentry.

>>16783564
>carpentry

this

>>16783564
Thank you but i think if she becomes married she will lose at least 20% of her attractiveness.

And i know i'm the man during my existence, but i want to experience the future and i dont want to be old, weak and dying... but i would never kill myself either. So am i just an idiot?

I dont know if carpentry is a meme on /adv/ maybe actually it could be because it seems to be the solution to all existential problems
But im shit at carpentry and my job is keeping me busy most of my time

Have you considered switching jobs so you can pursue this girl without the job making things awkward?

Try looking for a woodworking or carpentry apprenticeship around your area, its a great field with a lot of potential for growth.

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>>16783563
I've got a little bit of an outline for what I want to do. I just feel like I need to stay where I'm at for a little while longer because I was originally seasonal, and 6-7 months looks a lot better than 3 months on a resume.

>>16783549

>I work with this girl

Stop. The general consensus is that you never "eat where you shit."

Unless you are absolutely prepared to deal with the consequences of the gossipy faggots you work with, don't even bother. It will not end well.

Best or worst case scenario will lead to fucking gossip all over the place regardless.

>Man, what does she see in him?
>Does she know about that time he (insert retarded incident)?
>etc. etc. etc.

So yeah. If you're going in to it, be ready to deal with the consequences.