A girl shared how she has been single her whole life because he parents don’t let her have a boyfriend, and they suddenly asked her why she doesn’t have a boyfriend.
Here is the story:
“I’m a 26F, and I’ve been single all my life (cause my family won’t allow me to have a boyfriend all this while, saying you’re still young/still a student, wait till you graduate cause you need to focus on your studies)
FYI, they are really strict (not going to elaborate much but they checked my social media account and messages behind my back and I got scolded before) so I have no choice but to obey (P/S: MSN and friendster era)
I’m not sure why are they like that, maybe because they really want me to focus on my studies, but I have never failed any exams in my life, and I have always gotten okay-ish results (not no. 1, but definitely among the top 10), so I’m not sure why so much pressure still
And now that I have graduated and I’ve been working for 3-4 years in another city, my family just can’t stop asking me why don’t I have a boyfriend every time we’re on the phone…
I don’t know how to answer that..
I mean, I do have a crush now (my colleague).. But I’m just not confident about myself..
Like, I always think that he’s so good looking, smart and nice, but I’m just… normal…
Like, I’m not pretty, attractive or clever…
I don’t know how to change that mindset because I really dislike that crappy feeling about myself… And I’m actually confused, like, why would I feel that…
Cause I don’t think I’m an introvert because I can be really talkative and I enjoy doing presentations but when it comes to someone that I’m attracted to, I just feel really bad about myself, like, I’m not worthy….”
Editor’s note: First step is to learn how to love yourself.