Hello, dear men! Recently a young man approached me with a problem: I can’t find a girl, what should I do? This situation turned out to be quite common, so today I would like to talk to you about why you cannot build a new relationship, what is stopping you, how to get rid of ghosts from the past, get rid of thoughts about the ideal wife and find the one next to whom You will be happy.
Ghost of the Ex
Often, after a separation or divorce, a person remains captive to the image of his former partner. One of my clients couldn’t get rid of the image of his ex-girlfriend for six years. And all this time he was looking for girls similar to her, building similar relationships, not realizing that he could not repeat that same story.
Some, being in such captivity, try to find someone better than their ex. The excuses sound something like this: I haven’t cared about her for a long time; I don't even think about her; I don't care what happens to her. But at the same time, the current girl is being assessed according to all the criteria of the previous one.
We need to get rid of such ghosts. They only poison your new relationship. You cannot fully know a person because you are making references to the past. You don't think about the future, but constantly look back.
Getting rid of such a problem is not so easy. To begin with, I recommend that you read the article “”. If you are unable to cope on your own, be sure to seek help from a specialist.
But what else could be the reason?
The notorious logic
Men right and left constantly shout about their logic, rational thinking and common sense. Yes, I won’t argue, in many matters you are more competent and will understand the situation faster than a woman. But when it comes to relationships, you don't always hit the mark.
A guy goes to a club to find a girl for a serious relationship. He chooses the place where everyone drinks, walks, dances, and looks for a partner for one night. Not all, of course, but for the most part. In my practice, there is only one case when a young man found a girl to start a family in a club.
But if you need a faithful, honest, reliable woman nearby, then such places will not be the best option. Then the question arises: where should you look for a woman?
Firstly, the Internet is full of dating sites. It’s very convenient, because there you set all the criteria that interest you. Secondly, many bars and restaurants offer speed dating, where you can meet a large number of girls in a short period of time.
Do not forget about places such as a fitness club, work, acquaintances and friends who can introduce you to an interesting girl, business trips to other cities, vacations, and so on. In fact, you can meet the right person anywhere. The question is whether you are ready for this meeting.
Recoil
So, your relationship may not work out for the simple reason that you are not ready for it. One of my older clients kept repeating: I want a girl fifteen years younger than myself, they say she has so much energy, she will charge me and I myself will feel younger.
As soon as I described the exemplary lifestyle of the young lady, he immediately abandoned this idea. After all, a young woman needs to be constantly “walked”. She doesn't want to sit at home and watch football or read books in the evenings. She needs communication, society, exhibitions, cinema, restaurants. Are you ready for this when you are looking for a partner several years younger?
When I talk about giving, I’m not talking about what material things you can give to a woman. It's not about an apartment and a car, but about safety and confidence in the future. It's not about external beauty, but about charisma and the ability to charm, to show how important a woman is to you.
Many men consider themselves ideal. Like, let her spin and run around me. No, my dears. Relationships are not built on such a postulate. Both people must act. Both she and you. Therefore, if you yourself are not ready to do something for a woman, do not be surprised that she does nothing either.
In pursuit of the ideal
This problem is typical not only for men, but also for the fair half of humanity. A person builds an ideal image in his head, which he tries to find a real embodiment of. But unfortunately, reality is often far from our ideal images.
One of my friends was looking for the girl of his dreams for a long time. He had a fairly detailed description: what she should look like, what her character should be, how many brothers and sisters she had, who she worked for and what her hobbies were. He had been looking for such a young lady for more than ten years. But everyone he met was somehow different.
And then one day he found a girl who was almost perfect. She fit all his descriptions, except work. And what do you think? Did he ignore this minor discrepancy? No. He is still looking for the one, remaining lonely and unhappy.
I don’t know how to find the very girl you like. And no one knows. But I can tell you for sure that you need to communicate more, not build ideals in your head, get rid of all the ghosts from the past, be open and ready to work together with the girl on the relationship.
One of my clients was looking for a woman who would please his mother, although he himself would never like such a woman. Another factor that prevents you from building healthy relationships. Don't listen to advice and choose a partner for the sake of someone else's expectations.
Look around, maybe there is a girl nearby who has been sending you signals for a long time, but you stubbornly continue to ignore them? Read the article “” and you can easily learn to recognize female signals.
If you have problems at the very initial stage, then my article “How to approach a girl” will help you. Because of the fear of rejection, many guys don’t even approach, although there are no objective reasons for this. For a more detailed study of the issue, I recommend you the book by Eddie McDoyle “ How to meet a girl».
How long ago did your last relationship end? What went wrong with them? Who initiated the breakup? What do you expect from your new passion? Where are you looking for a girlfriend?
Be open to love and it will definitely find you!
Both twenty-year-old boys and men about 30 years old face difficulties in their personal lives.
Young people who have never been in a relationship are especially worried about the lack of a girlfriend. They are the ones who carefully study the Internet (forums, sites dedicated to pickup) in search of information on how to meet a girl and what to talk to her about. But the more time spent on theory, the scarier it is to move on to practice. And as you know, water does not flow under a lying stone.
It happens that even men over 30, after breaking up a long-term relationship or divorce, cannot find a new girlfriend.
Due to an unsettled personal life, relationships with others can deteriorate.
Why is this happening? Here are the main reasons (regardless of age) that prevent you from improving your personal life:
- diffidence;
- memories (image) of an ex-girlfriend (wife);
- lack of return from a man in a relationship or unpreparedness for it,
- dreams of an ideal woman.
Diffidence
Young people especially feel insecure and unable to start a relationship against the backdrop of the successes of (sometimes imaginary) friends or acquaintances. The young man begins to consider himself flawed and doomed to eternal loneliness.
Many young people believe that it's all about their appearance. The complexes associated with this lead to self-doubt and awkwardness in communicating with the opposite sex.
Confidence in one's own unattractiveness, by and large, can be called a far-fetched problem. It is formed under the influence of stereotypes or low self-esteem.
To increase self-esteem, you need to get rid of negative attitudes and accept yourself as you are. There are many techniques for solving this problem, described in the specialized literature. If you can’t cope on your own, you can seek advice from a psychologist. The main thing is to be ready to work on yourself.
It is also important to understand where ideas about beauty come from. Every person has heterosexual and homosexual ideals of beauty. The heterosexual ideal is an attractive image of a person of the opposite sex. These are the qualities that a man attributes to an “ideal woman.” The homosexual ideal consists of ideas about what an ideal representative of his gender should look like. These are the qualities that an abstract “ideal man” must have in order to please women. And young people, comparing themselves with him and not finding similarities, begin to recruit because of their appearance. They transfer this ideal to girls, believing that this is the kind of guy they might be interested in.
These ideals (heterosexual, homosexual) are formed under the influence of the mass media and the stereotypes they broadcast.
It is worth remembering that all girls are different and each has their own ideas about beauty.
It is important to understand that an attractive external image consists not only of facial features and figure - it is:
- general external neatness;
- absence of absurdities in clothing;
- grammatically correct speech;
- sense of humor and charm;
- confident behavior.
Therefore, instead of suffering because of external unattractiveness, it is better to take care of yourself: change your hairstyle and clothing style, work on your speech, develop your personality strengths.
All this will help you feel more confident without focusing on your facial features and figure. And knowing the fact that appearance is not in the first place of the most attractive qualities of a man for women will help you not to lose heart.
Uncertainty when communicating repels girls more than their appearance.
Of course, it is possible to hide insecurity under the mask of a macho, but it will not bring success, because posing, covering up inner constraint, is very noticeable.
It is important to learn to communicate with girls, to communicate, and not to try to manipulate using cliched phrases. It looks ridiculous and does not arouse interest among the opposite sex.
The ability to communicate is built on the ease and ease of conversation, the absence of embarrassment. Simply put, you need to be yourself.
It is a mistake to base a conversation on endless stories about yourself; you need to be interested in the girl, listen to her.
The art of communication can be learned. So don’t despair, wondering: “What’s wrong with me?” It's better to develop your strengths. This will require effort, but all efforts will be rewarded with an improved personal life.
Ex-girlfriend image
The problems described above usually occur in young men. Older men also face problems when finding a girlfriend. But the reasons may not be related to self-doubt.
The image of an ex-girlfriend or wife, an emotional past that has not been experienced, can interfere with finding a girl and starting a new life.
The person most likely does not realize this. It seems to the man that he has stopped even thinking about his ex. But at the same time, he subconsciously looks for a similar girl. Constantly comparing a new acquaintance with an image from the past, a man cannot get to know the girl he likes better and cannot get closer to her to build a harmonious relationship. And a girl, without feeling sincere interest, will not be interested in further communication.
You can get rid of the “ghost” from the past; general recommendations are as follows:
- accept the fact of separation as accomplished and let go of memories, start living from scratch;
- fill your life with really interesting things;
- try to achieve harmony with yourself and the world.
Getting rid of the “shadows” from the past will open the door to a new, happy relationship.
Subconscious unpreparedness for a relationship and lack of feedback from a man in a relationship
Sometimes a man who is outwardly attractive and does not suffer from a lack of female attention, still experiences difficulties in finding a girl. Relationships that begin quickly end.
Here the reason may be unpreparedness for a new relationship or lack of return from the man in it.
If a relationship doesn’t work out over and over again, a young man should think about what he really wants from a relationship. Maybe you need easy and relaxed communication, an opportunity to have fun together? Or is he looking for a trusting, serious relationship to subsequently start a family? Should a girl be, first of all, a friend and share his views? Or is just a mistress enough? Having understood himself and understood what kind of relationship he needs right now, it will be easier for a man to decide what kind of girl to look for. And perhaps he will understand that now it is better to be alone.
Difficulties in finding a girl can also arise from the fact that the man is not giving back in the relationship. The partner does not feel interested and stops communication. This may not be true, it’s just that a man cannot express his feelings.
There is only one way out of this situation - work on yourself. Having learned to express his feelings, a young man will immediately notice how his relationships with girls have changed.
It is a mistake to passively accept signs of attention from a girl. You need to take reciprocal steps, show interest, reveal yourself as a person.
Dreams of an ideal
Some young people cannot find a girl because they are captivated by an ideal. Stereotypes and myths about the abstract ideal woman make everyone around her not attractive enough.
But if you think about it, the set of qualities of an abstract ideal is very contradictory. A woman should be visually attractive and take care of herself, be successful and earn good money, do household chores alone, be a skilled lover, and not have too many sexual partners. It is quite difficult to find such a person in real life. And from year to year the set of abstract qualities required of a woman changes.
Therefore, it is worth thinking about what is really important in a chosen one for a particular man, and what is just superficial, dictated by stereotypes. And it wouldn’t hurt to look at yourself to see how ideal the young man is, how much he meets the abstract ideal of a man.
An overly critical attitude towards girls leads to loneliness and the eternal search for a non-existent and changeable ideal.
When faced with a problem when finding a girl, a young man must understand that he is not alone in his problem. Believing in yourself and working on yourself will help improve the situation. There is no need to be afraid of difficulties, because reaching a new level of personal development will bring not only success with the opposite sex, but also in other areas of life.