Hello. I'm 18.5 years old. My problem isn't directly related to picking up women, but rather, opening up to all people in general. I severely lack of any social skills, and I don't really fit in with groups of people in general, because I say weird stuff without caring what would anyone think and I act differently from the norm. Naturally I guess, I've never even kissed a girl before. I am good looking. I come from a wealthy family. Hopefully without being perceived as 'cocky' around here, I do have an above average intelligence. Yet I still have these "what if" barriers.

I hate it when guys talk to women as if they're walking fuck-dolls. I don't want to turn out like that. I want to keep "natural", yet, do overcome these issues. I want to be less stiff and more ongoing, yet remain myself, and find women who like me for what I am, and not what I pretend to be. I'm not into 'banging' as a target, but rather, having long-term relationships and keep the 'banging' as a bonus. I want a cute girl who will understand my unusual humor and watch TV with me. Than the rest. I do believe I know the very roots of my problem. When I was about 12, a girl from my class whom I thought loved me (or something like that), broke my heart. She was 'with me' (at least, in a 12 year old's mind) for my dad's money, absurd as it may sound.

I also have the guts to say it sharply; I barely have any self discipline. I tried doing 'The style-life challenge', but gave up when it became too demanding for me (that was, when I was suppose to go to a club and talk to whole groups of people). Same goes for "Demonic Confidence".

Bottom line, where do I begin?

P.S.
Just for the record, my best friend, who I've known for about 5 years now, is also a complete AFC with no experience whatsoever. Maybe we could help each other out?

Actually you two will probably hold each other back. If you're out with him and he wants to leave, then that's one more reason to leave. I wish I had a friend who pushed me and motivated me. Hell, I'd probably be doing stuff right now if it weren't for my friends being over... and doing nothing.

I'm new, and I don't feel confident opening women yet, but I'm pretty good at work and friend type situations. At your age, I think a lot of people are in your exact same shoes. Then they go to college and they're forced to being around people all of the times in the dorms. It's a really good experience for them because it's one of those times when everyone is looking to make friends. I remember my first day of high school being like that... unfortunately I went to a college. If you can get the college experience, do it. Otherwise, find a bunch of clubs that are into the same things that you're into. It helps big time when you're able to talk about mutual interests. Then try to meet people by meeting their friends. It's not like everyone who is popular met their friends at parties. Most of the time they just knew them through some sort of recreation or mutual interest.

I think one of the keys to improving your ability to talk to people is to act. You should pick a person to imitate. It doesn't matter whether they're real or not. They just have to represent who you want to be. You'll never imitate them perfectly, and you'll come across as yourself, but not only your self, you'll come across as the person you want to be. And don't worry about being too weird. You're always going to think that the other person feels a certain way about you, but how much time did you spend thinking about other people and their weirdness? I'll bet you forgot about it almost instantly after leaving them. I'm sure I've met a midget before, but for the life of me I can't remember who they are while writing this or what they look like. I know a guy from work I think could kill everybody, but that's only because I'm forced to work with him. I'm sure I've met a ton of people exactly like him, but I don't remember because people don't remember things like that. If you mess up, just disappear and forget about it. That's what they're going to do. In another month you'll probably be able to talk to them again as if nothing ever happened. I mean, how well can you even remember another person's name?