Real talk: can I realistically date as a guy with an awkward gait from a running accident?
I had a running accident in 2019 on a treadmill- I (ignorantly) ran at about 11.0 speed of 14 for several minutes. My legs had been stiff from factory work. This had worked before, but it caused me, with the high speed and the artificial of running on a treadmill, to fall off of it onto my left foot, permanently slanting it. I can still run and walk, and it’s not immediately apparent what’s different about me, but it makes my back stiff and my arms swing awkwardly as I walk. I hate this, it makes me lack confidence. Hard to be confident if your body feels fucked up. I’m looking into getting medical advice on how to reverse this, but it looks daunting since I’d have to take off work for month/be in a remote role. If I can’t get the fix for it, it won’t have been out of a lack of assertiveness. It’s made me emotionally flat from depression. I’ve been rejected by most women I’ve approached in college, which followed that accident; my only relationship was before it. Can’t be a coincidence.
If I “own” it, will most women care if everything else (looks, personality, etc.) is good for the given woman?