Something funny, I'm actually starting to get the impression that women't immediate take on me is starting to change, it used to be pretty close to an immediate impression that I was shifty, immature, the kind of guy who'd work at taco bell and spend his paychecks on pot, huff paint and steal credit cards, and it took an incredible amount of work to power my way through that and have them realize it wasn't who I was. All of a sudden, I don't know, must be a few more rinkles or I'm not looking quite as babyfaced anymore but, I'm getting reacted to little by little more like a good christian yuppy. On one side its kind of good news, it may not quite be the same uphill battle it once was but this is just a reminder to the guys out there who pound on themselves about not getting dates - you're trying to reckon with nature, nature has no logic, and the dumbest thing could happen that would make you attractive. Don't hold it against women, they can't help it and likewise I'm sure we're every bit as bad, hold it against the universe if anything, but really - if you're stuck by yourself and can't get a normal reaction from people - don't worry, just do your thing, grow as strong as you can in yourself, and who knows, something may change in how you come off.
Yeah, I know that was slightly off topic but I thought I should offer that as side-knowledge with some of the 'Just get out' advice, ie. try it but if it still doesn't work don't drive yourself insane trying to find fault with yourself.
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“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word "love" here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace - not in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and universal sense of quest and daring and growth.” - James Baldwin