Guys have a tremendous fear of rejection.

Being that they are burdened with having to approach girls they are interested in, they are constantly risking the potential of rejection.

When he sees an attractive girl, he is already assuming she has a boyfriend.

He is also thinking that a girl who looks that good must have a huge list of requirements for what she finds attractive in a guy.

Even if he thinks he is physically attractive too, he is bound to think about all the other areas he believes himself to be deficient.

He assumes that an attractive girl isn’t only expecting to date a guy who is equally as physically attractive as she is; she has a whole list of things she requires from a guy.

With this belief, he looks inward at his own life and finds a multitude of deficiencies, whether it be in his finances, socio-economic status, educational background, cultural background, etc.

Given that he already sees himself as deficient in multiple areas in his life, he is consequently thinking that the attractive girl is out of his league.

It doesn’t matter that he is physically attractive as well.

He is thinking about all the other areas where he is deficient and deems himself an insufficient match for her.

A guy who is strong in a number of other areas but isn’t physically attractive has the same thought process as the guy who is physically attractive.

Even though he is doing well financially and has a commendable educational background, he knows he isn’t handsome.

So, he instantly deems the attractive girl as out of his league given that he is deficient in the looks department.

You see, these guys find a number of ways to disqualify themselves from contention.

When he assumes an attractive girl is out of his league, he is introspectively looking at himself and what he has to offer.

Since he is already assuming that an attractive girl is certain to have a long checklist for what she is looking for in a potential boyfriend, he sees himself as being deficient somewhere on this list.

Sadly, this is a made-up list that he has generated in his mind.

He doesn’t know what this attractive girl looks for in a potential boyfriend.

He just decides to disqualify himself based on all of the assumptions he is making about her in his mind.

The reality is, he is terrified of rejection.

When he sees an attractive girl, he finds a reason in his mind to disqualify himself, such as a lack of good looks, money, popularity, education, worldliness, etc.

This way, he has an excuse not to approach her and risk the potential of rejection.

Also, these guys draw upon a past where they were attracted to a girl who never liked them.

This can go as far back as middle school or high school.

He looks back on his life, remembering the number of times he liked a girl, only to see her date the popular guy from the football or basketball team.

He remembers how painful it was to watch her walking hand in hand with the guy, looking deliriously happy.

The feeling of insignificance was fierce.

As far as she was concerned, he didn’t exist.

This was a cycle that repeated itself over and over again with different attractive girls he had a crush on all through middle school and high school.

These heartaches stayed with him into adulthood.

The sight of an attractive girl instantly brings back those childhood memories.

The sentiment that he isn’t worthy creeps back into his mind, and he chooses to avoid approaching the attractive girl.