Only Soleil knows his situation, and what I am writing is simply my experience with these types of situations.
Across the board, the guests I refer to have the ability to have lasting relationships, most have good relationships with family and friends, they simply never moved into the dating realm. Positive intimate relations do not increase confidence on a social level and it is not sheer will that will overcome the challenges at hand. What is necessary is a life skills plan that enables them to move thru the steps and acquire the confidence and know how necessary to interacting with women. It can be daunting, and most would benefit from having an accredited mental health care professional on board to help. Not because they are broken or sick, but to learn skills they don't have. Unfortunately asking for help isn?t something on the to-do list.
The easier route is simply picking up a phone and setting up an appointment with an SP. My guests threw themselves into academic and professional accomplishments and allowed that to be the main focus of their days and most nights. Achieving success on these levels offers a tremendous sense of accomplishment which allows them to justify the lack of dating in their lives. They leave that aspect as something that will come in time, but they never seem to make time to allow it to happen.
I often give the analogy of sitting at a piano and learning to play Chopsticks in a 10 minute lesson. Even if you practice it every day, you can?t say ?I play the piano?. You must learn the fundamentals of the instrument, master them, and then allow the music flow out thru you to be a pianist. Relationships follow the same principles. You must commit time and effort and learn the fundamentals. Visiting an SP as the only outlet to get your itches scratched equates to being able to play "Chopsticks" and does not make you a pianist.
One must simply be clear when choosing an SP for a first experience what the reasons are. If it is the fear of embarrassing yourself with your girlfriend because it?s a new experience that?s one thing. If you have never had a girlfriend or even gotten to second base, then there are deeper issues at hand and turning to an SP can create lifelong habits that are difficult to break. It potentially can become the Band-Aid to a situation that needs stitches?
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