I love this page
Boy can I relate.
I used to be one of those nice guys who took all the crap and apologized just to make her happy or end the friggin argument. lolo, my friend's mother was right. "Be a man!"
You get into this funky groove and you let the other person just steam roll over you. By the time you finally wake up, you have been through X number of years of drama city and find half the furniture missing and your bank account has about $7.53 in it right before the rent and bills are due.
I totally agree with Superman! Emotional games are probably the worst. Don't play them.
From my ex I did learn that I don't put up with that anymore. My current GF started up once, so I just picked up my jacket and said -- cya -- I was out the door. Didn't need that.
A Japanese 18 year old kid once said to me, "you need to be a man - whack her one"
I thought he was an arse. Whack her one???? WTF !!!!
But the more I thought about it. You don't need to be physical (I am against hitting any woman!) but the idea being a man and go about your business was actually good advice. (Here in Japan at least).
Back to topic:
Another tip:
Related to the confidence thing. You have to know who you are. It doesn't matter what you look like or what you have in monetary terms. It matters what you have on the inside. If you are confident, walk and talk like you have game, you will.
I think that too many guys feel they need some kind of doodad or snappy pick up lines. That will never happen. It's what you feel and believe.
I use the lamest lines probably around. The funny thing is ... it doesn't matter! So, I just end up using, "Hi, what's your name?"
So go out there and work on that batting. You'll eventually hit a home run.