james w

I am 31 years old and am somewhat good looking. I am a little overweight and am 5' 1". I wear glasses and am hearing impaired/deaf. Anytime I strike up a conversation, I get shy. I tried fighting it, but many people make fun of me anyway. I tend to not hear what is said. I do not get invited to many outings and I am a moral person ( I do not sleep around, do drugs or smoke, or use bad language-- I never have). I have walked up to girls and guys and tried to start up conversations, but they never lead anywhere. I try changing the conversations to different subjects, but people are never very interested. I have one advantage over most men in that I have been around the opposite sex longer ( I was raised in a all-girl family). However, many of them pick at me and dominate me. What do I do about trying t make friends? Do not just sy to forget about everything because I tried that; it doesn't work. I start back at square one. I tried calling some of the people up at home to talk and it is always an inconvenient time ( no, not at four in the morning). Any advice would be helpful. By th way, I can speak English rather well for someone who is hearing-impaired and I am fluent in American Sign Language.

We both like each other a lot and have each expressed strong interest. I met her from the Internet and she is coming from out of state. Other than telling me that I am asking for trouble, I would like to know what fun things I can do with her. She is open to anything. I am open to anything, but feel weird just asking her to the movies. I want to do something a little more adult (no, not dirty). Any ideas?