Barry,
Lost mine last month, but did not have any regretful feelings - just a spike of endorphins! Got emotional a couple hours afterwards
Congrats man. I definitely understand the huge influx of endorphins haha. That is something I should keep in mind cos that does feel awesome. The part that worries me the most is the aftermath. Although I have developed my emotional intelligence, I do have a slight fear in the back of my mind of getting attached to someone, regardless of the fact that I went into it thinking, "It's just sex. Just part of the learning process. You need to do this to 'level up' and progress". But reading your post REALLY helped me out a lot cos I certainly like older women, although I am 21, and women with long legs (which means they are usually taller than me cos I'm 5'6).
I suppose my frame of mind was twofold:
-(Why I should have sex) I had to loose it fast.
-(Type of girl) Lost it to the most high-caliber girl I ever met.
What was your frame of mind?
This is quite interesting. My frame of mind currently is that I feel like I am in no rush, but I know I NEED to develop the experience now for later on in life when I want to get married. Reading your post and mulling over my thoughts, I go back to an experience when I was under some perception altering substances and think, "Live life not for yourself, but for others. What happens to you doesn't matter. How can you make their lives better? Give them the experience that they want. Make them happy." When I apply that to women, things become much more optimistic and make acting easier because there is less focus on the self, but on others, particularly women. Giving them the "experience of a life time" by doing the best that you can do for them. When I frame my mind like that... man... that is certainly liberating. My problem is that i think about these things when I am outside of a situation that calls for me to apply my knowledge. I think about what James Bond was saying to the girl in Quantum of Solace who was seeking revenge on the guy who killed her family and set her house on fire.
Bond: "Have you ever killed someone? Your training will tell you that when the adrenaline kicks in you should compensate... but part of you isn't going to believe the training because this kill is personal. Take a deep breath, you only need one shot. Make it count."
The quote certainly stresses the importance of experience, which I am currently failing to do because of my current frame of mind.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081117175221AAYaFfQ I just need to work on triggering the new frame of mind I just typed up as well as remembering and carrying out my process as Franco reminded me in another post.
Thanks for the post. I certainly helps a lot cos I just turned 21.
Franco,
I think the simple answer to this question is that you should be putting less importance on making your first experience a memorable one. It sounds a bit harsh, but you need to see it in a different light. For example, going off of Chase's "basketball metaphors," if I were to say that I was going to put you in your first basketball game you've ever played in your life with a bunch of people who've been playing for 5+ years, do you think the game would be memorable? Probably not.
That is so true, I actually laughed out loud. My first race ever certainly was not memorable, (my best friend ditched me the last 100 meters to make himself look good, what a bastard... bahaha). Anyways, I did have my fair share of shitty races back when I did track and XC in high school. But by my senior year, I was winning medals and had my fair share of plaques even when I missed a PR or knew I wasn't going to perform well.
Now, that's not to say you might get lucky and make a few unexpected shots
so true... so true... pieces falling perfectly into a position where all I have to do is say yes has happened one, too, many times. I always end up backing out, unfortunately. Apologies for getting sidetracked.
But, if your goal was instead to become extremely good at basketball in five years and not to make your first game memorable, then you've just taken a big step toward achieving that goal. You've competed in your first basketball game -- you know what it looks like, you know what it feels like, and, probably most importantly, you recognize how many things you need to improve upon.
The basketball reference really helps a lot... from my response to Barry, this is something I don't necessarily want to do, but NEED to do because it helps me with something else later down the line. I relate this to how I did not want to run XC back in high school (I mean how many kids want to run 3 miles everyday, let alone have fun doing it), but did it because I was told by my middle school coach that XC would help with my 800m time. I think the one piece of the puzzle I am missing is FORCING myself to approach women, just as I forced myself to come to practice everyday rather than giving up because XC is "too hard". But my efforts to work hard and work smart paid off in the long run.
I would quote the rest of your post, but I kept having epiphany after epiphany. I'm glad I posted this.
In a way it's memorable to note when and how you started, but I'd say it's even more memorable to see how much further you've come since then as you build your skill and experiences. I thus agree with Franco and Barry that you really shouldn't place too much importance on the first time or first few times.
I most certainly agree and understand that now. It definitely helps to get feedback from more experience people rather than trying to work such things out by myself. Really glad I was able to put this out there and get some honest feedback. Really though not having a figure in your life who can openly talk about such things.
Thanks guy, seriously. I really appreciate this post haha.
- TWF