I went on a date last weekend, with a girl I approached weekend before. Every thing was going brilliant. I remember thinking, wow, this is so easy when you actually know what you are doing.

There was one thing I wasn't sure if I did right on my texting so I posted here a question about it. Then just before entering to the date I got a push notification from a harsh comment reply calling me a creep. It instantly triggered me and I went into discussion with him, asking questions, and the commenter insisted on shunning me with that word, digging out a previous post of mine here as his "proof". In that post I was just venting in a moment of frustration about a girl not replying to me. Needless to say I never said anything to her. But I remember when reading his comments feeling ashamed for sharing this. Funny thing about this is that when one is afraid of coming across as a creep one becomes prone to actually be one or is just holding himself back.

That's where I was. Since it was my first success for a date and I'm still learning to improve as a person and as I man, especially in the confidence and anxiety field, I've lost confidence after reading this judgment before seeing her. I tried push it away it didn't work. Probably made it worst. It just got into my head and under my skin and wouldn't say goodbye. Result was I wasn't relaxed the all date, kept thinking about that awful word (I'm super sensitive for that word), trying pointlessly make sens of it and i wasn't 100 percent here and now with the girl.

I ended up in her friend's zone. The frustration was very painful and I'm still collecting my wounds. She was beautiful, available and appreciative of me. She was the perfect person at the right time and i made it all go down to the toilet.

I found it sad to find out that people come here to open up, with their vulnerability, anxieties, successes, and it can backfire at you.

Tl;dr Most of the people here are brilliant, heartfelted and supportive. Just be careful with sharing too much or be prepared that not everyone here has your best interest in mind and remember: what other people think of you is none of your business.