Will guys dislike me because I'm down to earth and talkative?

I don’t see the “down-to-earth” part as being restrictive, but that “talkative” part is! Be mindful of it and let others speak from time to time. It is SO frustrating to try to engage in a conversation that is so heavily dominated by another that you can’t make a point on the subject before the subject changes (several times, maybe!!). I have a sister like that. Drives me nuts!

Guys that don’t like women who express themselves aren’t worth dating. You are who you are. You should be proud of that, and if the dude is too stupid to like you for who you are, then you’re much better off moving on.

In the head.

It kinda sounds like like you want to regect before you can be regected and you are trying to justify that.

You are never going to get anywhere until you open yourself up to possability of hurt and see where the day takes you.

And yeah, I like talkative woman.

I’m confident and outspoken and I haven’t been rejected by men because of this. In fact, my experience suggests men who are secure about themselves, enjoy women who have sufficient confidence to speak their minds and be themselves. The only men who are going to be put off by you having good self-esteem, are men who are insecure.

So, there are a few options. First, you’re imagining that they lose interest. You said ‘you think’ this is what happens, but you didn’t offer any evidence to show it’s true. Second, you’re dominating the conversation and you’re overbearing rather than confident. Third, if they are dropping you because you’re confident and self-assured, you need to consider who you’re dating and why you are choosing men who are insecure.

Just depends on the guy. There are plenty of men who will like you just as you are.

Guys will like you – or not – for any number of reasons. You’ll never guess at some of them, either. So the best advice I can give you is: “be yourself”. Don’t try to play a part, especially once that you’re not comfortable about playing all the time, because you want him to like you for the real you (because it’s the easiest part to play, after all), and if he’s not going to like the real you, then you may as well present yourself to him straight up at the outset, to make things easier and quicker for both of you.

You might be right about some guys disliking a talkative woman.

There’s always exceptions.

I’m a quiet guy. You would think I’d be attracted to a quiet girl. I also don’t particularly like listening. Damned if I didn’t fall in love with a woman who talks nonstop…who’s proud to admit she loves to talk and has no intention of changing for me or anyone else.

My point is, you don’t have to “fix” anything…except the attitude you’re supposed to meet someone else’s expectations.

If a man can’t accept you for who you are, he doesn’t deserve your attention.

Or as my talkative girlfriend says:

“It’s real simple. Just be YOU.”

You say that YOU distance yourself, not that men distance themselves from you. I would guess that is a much bigger issue than you being talkative. Why don’t you not do that and see what happens?

Update

That talkative woman I referred to in my previous response?

I married her 3 weeks ago.

Congratulations @SABOTEUR! That’s such wonderful news. I’m happy for you both.

@Earthbound_Misfit Thank you!