Hey Guys. I am 100% new to the site. I read a few of the threads on the forums and well, I thought this might just be the place for me - not for my successful skills, but because I am lacking in them....

I am a youngin', only 17. A senior in high school.

I don't know what "the game" is yet, so I'll try to get back with yall.

Define "Practicing." If practicing PU means looking up things on the internet, then yeah, I've been practicing for years now. If it means taking action, well, I'm SOL.

I am unwise in the methods of pick-ups, further, that is why I joined.

Well, some of my hobbies include playing soccer, swimming, guitar, and school...

My goals include getting the girl.

It may be more efficient if you just read the the top and then scroll to the bottom and read the questions I ask.

Thank you!

Well, I'm not aware if this is the place/time to post it, but since I can't make a thread for 50 posts, might as well do it here:

I am gradually realizing that I am a "hopeless romantic." Not only that, but once I have found the person that I would love to be with, other emotions: as soon as I know I can get the girl, or as soon as I do get the girl, I lose interest almost completely. This makes no sense, but it is what rolls through my head as time goes on.

Anyways, a girl that I have known for a little more than a year has recently sparked my attention. I (somehow overcame whatever difficulty I had before with other girls, and then) asked her to the homecoming dance. She said yes, but it seemed like the moment she did, everything that I thought about her went into the ground.

Anywho, she couldn't go to the dance for her grandma became extremely sick, so her entire family drove up north. I know she was still interested because we still talked to me on the drive / while she was there. Now she is back, and I feel like I was friend-zoned. I don't know whether she thought I was asking her to homecoming as a date or as a friend. It is really pissing me off.

To make this situation better, I see her for about 4 hours EVERY day. She and I are both on a club and the school swim team, and also, we eat lunch together.

If you can answer these questions as an amazing intro into this forum, I will love you long time, yes.

How can I tell if I'm in the dreaded friendzone?

How might I be able to get out, if I am (which I believe I am)?

Why the hell do I lose interest as soon as I know I can get the girl?

How do I go about handling our relationship status?