{"id":41034,"date":"2013-08-05T12:12:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T17:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=41034"},"modified":"2013-08-05T14:11:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T19:11:17","slug":"relationships-101-is-male-self-confidence-attractive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/relationships-101-is-male-self-confidence-attractive\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationships 101: Is Male Self-Confidence Attractive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Part Two of the Relationship 101 Series. See Part One <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2013\/07\/relationships-101-using-the-d-word\/\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was recently asked about self-confidence in men, and if it is attractive to women. I&#8217;m no expert, but below is my attempt to answer specifically the posed questions:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In closing, healthy self-confidence is attractive to lots of women (that I know, anyway). But plenty of girls like shy guys, too. No matter where you are in this development, know that we all have our struggles. Most of us are trying (and failing sometimes) to grow in ways that will help us succeed. But life is hard. Love is hard. Give yourself some credit for where you are, be gentle with yourself, and just keep trying. God thinks you&#8217;re pretty great, and if you&#8217;re called to marriage, there&#8217;s a lady out there who thinks that, too.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have relationship\/dating questions, please feel free to send them my way! 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