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The more afraid a person is of a spider, the bigger that individual perceives the spider to be, new research suggests.

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So I currently am fifteen years old and have yet to have a girlfriend. Of course I have liked girls before and this is not new. I’m not someone who is socially awkward or someone without a social status, nor super popular. Not trying to be self centered but I am a nice guy, don’t insult anyone, have a positive attitude, and am just overall a good person and have good moral values. Now one thing to me is I’m not the most ‘fit’ guy. I’m 15, about 5′ 8″ and just a little overweight but I do exercise regularly and am very active.
I have had this girl in my life who I always thought of as a friend, not anything like super good friends that hang out 24/7 but who say hi here and there and have the occasional conversation. Recently at my friends birthday party, she was there so we really got a good chance to hang out and more (I’ll explain in a second). My friend has a trampoline and so we went out there to play and all just hang out, it was night time and it was peaceful. Most of the people went back inside except for her and I whom stayed outside because it was a beautiful night. While we were out there we layed and stared at the stars and just talked, pretty soon she got cold so I gave her my jacket and soon enough we were ‘cuddling’ if you will and we just layer there and talked, I’ve always really thought of her as a friend but something came over me and I really noticed that I had a bond with her and I really liked her, and of course still do. I tried flirting and she did back a little. I don’t know if she was just being nice, but obviously she’s comfortable enough with me to hug and cuddle for about an hour and have fun with me.
I got her number and we started texting here and there, I just don’t want her to start feeling ‘bored’ of me, and I have no idea whether or not she felt anything that night like I did. I’m having a little hangout party at my house this weekend and she’s coming, what are some good ways to get her to really see who I am (she hasn’t had the nicest boyfriends in the past)? Now I’m not like a lot of other fifteen year old’s who only want sex, I want an actual relationship and I can tell she does too. I know that a lot of guys say ‘oh I’m different’ but I want to show her I’m different, but I don’t know how to.
We have one class together and we talk here and there briefly, but now I hope to start talking more with her. If anyone has any ideas as to how I can get to know her better and her to get to know me better and possibly have a future together, please leave your ideas below. Thanks so much!
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Im having some friend problems at school. Im a sophomore and last year me and 4 other kids were the “it” group, we were the popular guys in the grade and every lunch period we would hang out together, and everyweekend we would chill at the mall or maybe watch a movie. In about may they stopped inviting me to places. Till this day I dont know why. So i decided to find new friends because i felt like they didnt enjoy my company and I was sick of constantly trying to get them to chill with me. So i found 2 guys they are so much nicer to hang out with than those other guys, i found that they made me more mature and they were more mature than the others were, but the problem is that they were pot heads. I smoked occasionally but i stopped. They werent even that popular and we would never hang out outside of school so im often bored on weekends. Summer came i RARELY went out. In september for your first semester i had lunch with them, i didnt like it because sometimes all they talk about is weed and they never talk about girls, or any normal teen stuff. I met this girl and we were inlove for 2 months till i ****** things up she really made me happy, she was the only one i could trust in a long time because i have “trust issues” she was my bestfriend and girlfriend. i think i suffer depression but its not legit, im not on meds or anything. I quit smoking cigarettes since i met her because she was my cigarette in a way. After we broke up i started smoking again, i never got addicted again i still smoke a cigarette a day but i can stop when i want, i just dont want to. Its second semester and i dont have lunch with those two guys, I realised i was screwed after i found out that none of my decent friends had lunch with me either. So I go out with my old friends at lunch they dont say anything about me coming with them, i just keep getting a vibe that they dont want me to be there. I have tried so much but i dont get a long with a lot of people not because they dont like me be.
I have no best friend i can confide in, or would go out of their way to help me. I feel so excluded at lunch its such a *****. I feel like everyone I know hates me. How can I make myself feel better. I wish I had 6 classes and no lunch break.

what is wrong with me
i kbow im shy quiet but im kind smart and a very attractive girl (not to be conceited) i dress very classy i have positive attitude why dont guys approach me are they scared of me help me i like this guy but i havent ever talked to him in my life what should i do if he never comes up to me

Researchers have identified the part of the brain driving motivation during actions that combine physical and mental effort: the ventral striatum.

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Is there a general motivation center in the depths of the brain?