Tonight I went to an old crush’s 17th birthday party. It was at a club which occasionally holds “teen nights.” After about an hour of wimping out, my friend and I grinded with several girls on the dancefloor. I danced with eight girls, six of whom I knew previously.

For the first time, I found the courage to ask girls to dance with me. I got denied about seven times, leaving me with a 50/50 success rate. Nevertheless, until tonight, I had only grinded with one other girl, and that was my date at prom. Great steps were made today in overcoming my fear and interacting with girls.

I believe it was my two trips to an outdoor shopping mall in the past seven days that motivated me to take action tonight. Starting this week, I will attempt to go out and socialize at least three times a week.