This is my first post here, I'm having a really hard time accepting the possibility that I will be single forever because of my extreme shyness. I'm 25 years old, I've only been in 2 relationships, I'm at the point where I would like to meet someone, but due to my social anxiety, I'm having a difficult time. I also think I'm below average in the looks department...I'm not overweight, but I'm not pretty, which concerns me more than it should I suppose. I've been considering getting a nose job because guys are just not attracted to me, and because of my inability to socialize, I will undoubtedly end up alone unless I change soon.

My dad set me up with this guy that interned at the company he works at. I have been e-mailing this guy back and forth for a couple of weeks, and I just met him today for lunch, and I'm totally embarrassed because I feel so inferior...I felt like I was too quiet, I was stumbling over my words, and he was so articulate and good looking, I'm humiliated because he probably thinks I'm a loser. I pretty much have no life, I don't go out that much, not to mention he was probably disappointed about the way I look, he didn't compliment me once. It's just that I'm not that social, I never have been, but because I am so insecure about the way I look, it's hard for me to be comfortable around people.

I just really liked this guy, and I'm depressed because I know he probably has no interest in seeing me again...I don't know how to deal with this, it's like I can't stop crying because I want a relationship so badly, but it seems impossible for me to be comfortable meeting new people, and my insecurities continue to get worse. I just really wish I had someone to talk to about this, I feel so hopeless.