>>33414422 (OP)I grew up with a single mother and grandma for the majority of my life. Typically, when it comes to dating, they will always tell you to just be yourself, be romantic, treat women with respect and tell you how handsome you are 24/7 (may or may not be true). I will say that my mom did a great job at raising me at the end of the day regardless of some ideals she placed on my when I was younger. We today have a great relationship, when I ask for advice she doesn't sugarcoat it and isn't biased and if I fuck up, she let's me know.
I didn't lose my virginity until I was 24 and it mostly stemmed from not having hobbies that include women. Think video and trading card games. Also that I thought if a woman really liked me, she'd make the move, which actually happened but not really from girls I thought were attractive. When I started dating I was basically a guy who wore his heart out openly. Scared many girls away except a few but that particular girl was only visiting for 3 months. After months of failed dates, I dived into Red Pill for a few years which did drastically increase my lay count but hurt in terms of trying to find a girlfriend. Red Pill definitely enlightened me when it came to the nature of women but overall I stopped following most of the "rules" because while I was getting hookups, I had a hard time finding girlfriends.
Now I'm 33 with over 150 lays.