I agree, if people are telling you that you are ****ed up looking or anything of the sort, then of course they are shallow pricks that deserves nothing more of your time.
you say you got the talk that can at least keep girls as friends and such. perhaps utilize it in ways to make it more certain that when you first meet someone, you give them the impression that you can be a potential catch for them.
it's going to take time and you won't probably get it right in the first couple of tries, but you'll soon get the hang of it.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]so you lost a limb but hell, you will heal in time.