First, the physical details. I'm 20, white, 5'7", 127lbs, small bone structure, and acne marks on my face and back (used to have bad acne, now I have marks from it, not scars but red marks). Facial aesthetics are average and my facial hair sucks, so I usually stay shaven. Two years ago I weighed 110lbs and was really skinny, then I got into bodyweight fitness and started eating more protein and started to gain a bit of weight. 5 months ago I decided to actually get a gym membership and I'm currently following a lifting program and eating a calorie surplus, so my weight is steadily increasing along with my strength. Oh, and I have an IQ of 145, so I sometimes find it hard to relate to people with significantly lower IQs. I'm not pretentious about it or anything, I just get bored with them sometimes. I've dropped my old habit of philosophizing in most of my social interactions, but this article applies to me at least somewhat: http://postmasculine.com/six-disadvantages-of-being-smart

Now for a general background. I sort of found the red pill 2 years ago when I read Mark Manson's Models and some of his blog articles (and to this day I really like most of Manson's stuff). At the same time I also read Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, which are at least somewhat red pill. It wasn't until about 1 year ago when I really found the full manosphere and the TRP subreddit, and I've been lurking and learning ever since. Before I found the red pill I was a pretty clueless beta when it came to women, something I learned from my father's behavior. I also had social anxiety in general and mostly played video games, again, a tendency I learned from my father (he has poor social skills; he rarely plays video games but stays inside using a computer a lot).

Here's where I am at right now. I've had two 'girlfriends', one when I was 17, one at 19, both of which I only kissed and made out with. I'm a virgin. Probably could've had sex with both, was just too pussy to go for it. Both of these girls were from highschool, and I asked them out over facebook and had some long, useless conversations online. Today I'm a lot smarter when it comes to women, as I've learned from my past mistakes. But I have a dual problem in the seduction department.

First is that I'm not doing approaches, and second is that the majority of women I see I don't find attractive, and even though I'm still horny to have sex, I can't justify going for it unless I'm not only turned on by her body but also her personality. It seems to me that I rarely find girls who have both an attractive body and personality. I think the way around both problems is to approach a lot of girls, just screening them for an attractive personality. But that's a hard mindset to develop when all my life I've never done that, and secondly I feel like even if I did do that, most of them won't have an attractive personality. So I have high standards, but at the same time even if I do like her, she has to also like me, so the chances of a good match between the both of us is slim. But in the end the only solution I can see is to just do approaches and grind through it. I need to develop my courage and my work ethic.

I'm in college for business and I don't like it (I also don't have any good friends at my school, just acquaintances). But I'm not about to drop out or anything because I have nothing else to do. Might as well get my diploma now that I'm halfway done. I understand that a lot of people don't like school, and I never expected to like it when I signed up. I've always disliked school, so it's nothing new. But one thing I'd like to improve is my out-of-school life, because that would make my in-school life a lot more bearable.

I want to find more friends and more hobbies, and overall I want to become more social. I usually spend a few hours a day just sitting in my room on my computer, when I'd really like to be out socializing with people, but I just don't know who I'd go out with or where I'd go to socialize. My main friend is a stoner (who also lifts weights, he's not a total slacker) and he doesn't feel any drive to go out and approach women (he mostly relies on introductions, doesn't approach). I don't like loud nightclubs and besides, the nearest club is like 30 minutes drive away from my house. Pretty hard to take a girl home when it's a 30 minute drive. I also live with my mom, but I actually don't have any hangups about bringing a girl home and fucking her while my mom's there. The girl might have a problem with it I guess, but whatever.

So I've rambled on long enough. My main questions are: what are your recommendations for making friends who have the drive to be social, what hobbies could I take up that will lead to meeting social people and women, and do you have any other general advice for me. Even if you don't reply, thanks for reading. I needed to share my story with someone. Feels good to be honest about my situation.