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I'm going to talk about a private subject. It's about my love life, or in this case, non-existent love life. I'm a twenty-two-year-old girl who has never had a boyfriend. When I was in high school, I used to be extremely insecure. I was finding myself to be ugly and fat, and I was really shy. In a nutshell, I wasn't an attractive girl. Girls around me were prettier and funnier when I was the weird and silent kid. Then, I went to university everything changed. I started to make new friends and to be more talkative. I lost pound weight and felt better in my own skin. Nowadays, I finally totally accept and love myself completely, but I feel like I lost my chance to be normal. By normal I mean that it's late for a girl of my age to have her first love. I know it's stupid to think like that, but that's how I feel. What's more, I have new friends now and they all are in couples, so I feel like I have to have a boyfriend at least in order to say that I had or have a love life. That's not the only reason though. I do want to have a boyfriend, but I want to feel comfortable in the relationship and not jumping on every opportunity that comes. Indeed, there were three guys who wanted to go out with me, but I wasn't interested. Deep down, I feel like I'm never going to be ready to have a boyfriend, and that scares me a little.

Very nicely written, Marie! Your English is strong! Please be aware of English's (unfortunately) complex comma rules (I know French doesn't throw the comma around the way English does). As for what you've written here, don't beat yourself up over it. Everyone has to do what is right for themselves; if it takes you some time to find the right person, so be it. It doesn't matter if your friends all have boyfriends; you need to do what's best for you, not them.

I hope I've helped. Please let me know if you have any questions =)

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I think you are taking the right approach. I think you need to develop a friendship with someone first, before considering whether to take it further. When you meet your "Mr Right", you WILL know. Until that time, the only advice I could give is to enjoy your friendships and not "force" anything. Guys can smell desperation a mile away and it is not desirable. If you don't feel an attraction for someone, there is no reason to consider them as a boyfriend, but you could consider them as a casual friend, if you wish. I think being upfront about your feelings is also important, so as not to hurt others feelings. Well, that's just my opinion, a lot of things are easier said than put into practice!