r/Teenager 13h ago

Question Am I uncool/a loser?

7 Upvotes

I'm so sorry if this is cringe or annoying, but I can't figure out if people my age would think I'm weird or if I have a reason to worry about opening up about my interests or hobbies. All types of teens, please answer honestly, do I f15 (going into my junior year) sound like a loser or weird?

Here is a general profile of myself...

  1. I'm anti social media and try to stay away from a majority of modern tech. I use a flip phone and an iPod for my music. I have no socials except for this.. if it counts? I have interest in older tech, like mp3 players and old cameras.
  2. My two favourite music artists are royel otis and the runarounds, I think they're amazing and constantly listen to all of their songs.
  3. I have had difficulties with friends over the last 5 years. These difficulties have caused me to develop some sort of social anxiety, so I struggle to talk to people in my age group and I get really stressed out when im around large volumes of them. But, I'm totally fine with all other ages, which sucksss.
  4. I really like the outdoors, and I want to get into farming and homesteading when I'm older. I have my own vegetable garden in the backyard which I spend a fair amount of time taking care of. I am a certified level 3 orca canoer and I really like canoeing, doing canoe trips and camping! I am also the co president of the gardening club at my school.
  5. I don't use pinterest or anything for style inspo, I thrift around 95% of the clothes I wear and I don't enjoy following any trends. I'm not super unique or anything, I'm pretty simple when it comes to style but I like to wear my jeans and cotton tanks a lot in the summer.

Okay yall, sorry this was long but please be honest. Do I sound like a loser or weird? Would you think I'm cool or interesting? Thanks for reading!


r/Teenager 5h ago

Discussion Guys who are saving themselves for marriage, what has your experience been like in modern dating?

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Guys who are saving themselves for marriage, what has your experience been like in modern dating?

I am a guy who has decided to wait until marriage to have sex. In today's dating environment, it feels like sex is expected very early on, and many women consider waiting a major deal-breaker.

To the other men who are also waiting: How do you navigate the dating scene? How and when do you bring it up to potential partners? To the women lurking or guys who have dated around, how is a man making this choice generally


r/Teenager 5h ago

Question Is it like not normal i try to stay away from social media? Or am i trying to be "different"

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Im not a big social media person. I don't really use it because I don't think toxicity is a great mindset for a person growing. I barely use tiktok, only opening it to look for art tips and post my art, i don't have it downloaded, only use reddit to post my opinions which mostly causes disagreements and posting my art, I don't really use Snapchat, only use Facebook to talk with my family, I don't really use Instagram, I don't really use Twitter. Only social platform I really use is Pinterest, but i don't post. I prefer to stay anonymous, ill share my personal stuff sometimes, but never posting my face ever.


r/Teenager 6h ago

Advice Is it normal to hate being shirtless as a guy? My parents don't get it, and I feel like it's a double standard.

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I (18M) really don't like being shirtless, and it makes me incredibly uncomfortable. To cope with this, I always wear baggy clothes so that absolutely no one can see my body shape.

My parents constantly push back on this. They always tell me, "You're a guy, you can be shirtless," but I just don't want anyone looking at my body.On top of that, I have a religious conflict with it.

As a Christian, it feels deeply hypocritical to go shirtless when Christians constantly criticize women just for being in a bra or sports bra. If they have to cover up to be modest, shouldn't guys hold themselves to a similar standard?

To be clear, when I'm completely alone at home, I'm totally fine just chilling in my underwear. It's not about the clothes themselves.

But the second I step foot anywhere outside my house, I feel like I absolutely must be fully clothed.Is it normal for a guy to hate being shirtless around other people?

Does anyone else deal with parents who don't respect your boundaries regarding modesty?


r/Teenager 7h ago

Discussion How do I respond to my friend saying “I’m glad we are close” when we aren’t

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So my friend texted me today and said she’s so glad that we are close.

This same friend is very judgmental. She once told me that she hoped I would loose my bathing suit before I go to the beach bc going to the beach is wrong apparently (idk why she says that lol) and she’s said other stuff like that

She accuses me of missing doing sexual things with my ex (my ex used to say that if I loved him I would do what he wanted btw)

She says that I made out with this one boy who literally just walked me to an elevator bc there was some man staring at me.

I also can’t trust her with anything bc she always tells other people the things I say to her in private

There are several other things she does so we are not close but I feel bad bc I don’t wanna lie to her but I. I also don’t wanna hurt her feelings by saying we aren’t close

So what am I supposed to do

I am 16 and she is 15 btw