Something different, ... maybe Options

[firechild]

Ok I have a serious dilemma, I can either:

• Change myself so that more guys respect me
• or stay the same so i still have my friends (majority are girls) and my girlfriend

Reason for 1: High school gym class is brutal for me, due to the fact that I'm small and scrawny and can't lift much over 120. Some of the jock guys have suggested i take weight training as a class (i luckily just got in), but now its even more awkward. I'm trying to be tougher, show less pain and emotion, and just be stronger and more of a guy.

Reason for 2: I've been dating my girlfriend for almost 6 months now. She completely despises the fact that I'm trying to 'man up' (her words, not mine). She likes the old (weak) person I was and despises the new person I'm becoming (in her words: a douchebag).

What am I supposed to do?

[sighter]

Im also a skinny guy, sports not my thing... u mustn't take what ppl say so seriously. Just push it aside and be who you want to be. It works for me, my friends respect me for it because it shows who i am and who i dont wanna be. And its high school? who remembers high school after 10 years? and with the subjects u studying I bet you gonna be some body awesome while those other guys are just gonna be the same dumb jocks that wont knw more than 2+2 = 4 at the end of the day. But then again american's culture is very different to ours (no offence)