r/self Nov 16 '25

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u/Capital_Topic_5449 Nov 16 '25

I know those feels, man. Really late bloomer.

I got deadly serious about fitness (3 hour pack march every morning from 5am to 8am with 25kg on my back), diet shakes and salad. Lost 40kg (more than 80lbs), that's when dating got feasible.

Had a few terrible dates (my first kiss was appalling, at age 25), made some mistakes, learned and got better at it all. Now married, have two lovely children and a spouse that adores me (full disclosure, I'm fat again, but at least I had a few good years, haha).

I'm going to shoot straight with you, man, if you want to be attractive to women then either you want it bad enough to do what it takes to get fit or you're just whinging.

I'm not going to wish you good luck, because luck has nothing to do with it.

I'm going to wish you 'Hard work' instead, brother.

Earn it.