I have a history of being considered creepy during my highschool years. This turned me off of a lot of social interaction for the longest time all together, put on some weight, overall wasn't proud of myself. Fastforward to recent times, I lost almost all the weight, have been working out, feel super confident. Inner game is going, greeting everyone I meet, 80% of the time I get a positive response. I go to a bar and meet a nice girl there, talk, remember everything that this subreddit promotes (dealing with shit tests, alpha, all that shit) overall feel great. Go to the bathroom, come back, girl says she has to go with her friend, w/e. Moment she leaves, friend turns to me and says, "You know why she fucking left, right? Damn dude, even she told me you were being a major creeper".

Hit me straight in the heart. I feel like everything ive been working at has been invalidated and from here I feel like shit. I feel like the line between assertive and being a creeper is so thin I have no idea how to navigate it.