doing my best..., but guess it aint good enough Options

[Just Learning]

While I have to give Roone points for honesty and humor. His other comments do have weight.
Dabo's and Nat Dads advice is spot on though. You have posted here in the past about quitting this and changing that.
Whether that was a veiled request for help or not, I don't know. There are a bunch of folks here that care for you, and that hope and want only the best for you. But, YOU are the one that has to work for it.
Whether that means hanging with a different group of friends, and not hanging out at the mellow mushroom all the time, I can't say. That is something only you can answer. Although you pretty much have found out that what you are doing now isn't working.
On the other hand, maybe you are trying too hard to get Ms. Right. You probably need to relax there too, if they get the feel that you are charging toward all the serious things right off the bat, they'll dump you quick. That's one of the things you just need to just relax and wait for it to happen. You will know when you find the right lady, and she will know if you are the right guy.

[WoodsLife]

Well, we're back at it again... She admitted she got scared, as did I... It's not typical of either of us to care about someone on an emotional level... Which is probably why it has been so strange for both of us this past year, because it's not what we're used too... which is probably a good thing. We've both been stupid in the past. Who hasn't? but as far as I'm concerned, that's history, and if we want to make this work, it has to be left at the door. I think it might be a good thing at this point that we live a couple hours away from each other (she's back with her parents in Stuart now.) It might allow us a chance to connect without the easy available physical component like when she was my next door neighbor, which I have come to believe is just a relationship killer... I know long distance relationships are hard, but for the two of us, it may just be a very good thing...

And for the record, no matter what many of ya'll may think of me (and most probably rightfully so...) this isn't some girl I met in a bar or something... We used to live next door to each other in the same apartment building (where I still live) and I met her soon after she moved in while I was coming home from school one day, she was trying to carry groceries in and I offered to help her with a big case of bottled water that was a little too heavy for her, and it kinda just took off from there. So think of me as you wish, but please don't assume or judge anything of her because of me. She is a much better person than I am.

She isn't the normal type of girl that I have gone for in the past (she's a good girl) nor am I her normal type of guy (guess I'm a little more wild...) Which I think kinda says something. It's different, for both of us... I don't quite know how to explain it in words, but its just different... In a very good way...

I'm just putting this out there to my TNO family because I know many of ya'll care about me, as I do many of ya'll. I just wanted ya'll to know that I really am trying to do it right this time. She's a very special girl... I think about her in a very different way than the girls before... I know I keep saying the word "different" but at this point I don't know how else to describe it lol. Anyways, I would really appreciate ya'lls support and prayers on it this time. I'm gonna do my best to be a better man for her. I think she deserves it... And it really scares the crap out of me because I can't quite understand my own feelings here, but I know its something special...

[canam]

Ty
This could really be a good thing that she is with her parents right now. The beauty of a long distance relationship is that it forces the parties involved to do something we don't normally do on a regular basis- talk. You will still want to stay in contact and the main form of communication will be talking of some kind whether it be on the phone or via text. That is a great thing to build a relationship because you get to know a person better. In the meantime, you learn how to live in a new and more mature and responsible way. You put away the "childish things" and move forward. Look at this as an opportunity. By thew way, coffee is a great replacement for the frosty malt beverage and lets you think much more clearly. Concentrate on the upcoming hunting season and enjoy life and let the chips fall where they may. I wish you the best, honestly. Everyone deserves to be happy.

[Radbrad]

Just be yourself, do what you want to do to better UR self, hunt, fish, school, better job, buy a house ect. Dont try to fit any pre concieved molds that this is how your are supposed to be. A woman will come along and see that You have UR stuff together and will want to be a part of it. Then you will see the ones that want to contribute to your life and the ones that dont.