Hey GAF!
Okay, so my now ex-girlfriend of 5 years broke up with me about a month ago. It's been tough going, but the past couple of days I feel like I'm making good headway. Trying to better myself physically and mentally. While I'm still not 100% ready to start dating again, I am kind of scared.
Talking and interacting and flirting with girls isn't a problem for me. The problem for me is how concerned I am with my physical appearance, especially how skinny I am (6'1", about 150 pounds.)
I've been hitting the gym the past few weeks and eating as much as I can. I am hoping within the next year I can really get to where I want to be. It can be very demoralizing talking to a really cute girl who could probably beat you up in a fight.
Girls, how important is physique to you? If a guy has a great personality but has the body of a 12 year old girl, does that turn you off?
Also, I'm just not sure how to present myself anymore. Having a girlfriend for 5 years and you kind of just stop paying attention to that.
I've attached two pictures to this post, wondering if people can give me some honest feedback on my style/appearance and what I can do to change/improve. Ditch the glasses? Lose the beard? Grow out my hair longer?
Here I am on the right, in the pink.
And here I am in the middle, purple/glasses.
Aside from hitting the gym and bulking up, what can I do to improve my physical appearance so I can stop worrying about that when talking to girls?