Dating is terrifying.  And painful.  Basically, you have to force yourself to invest in something that almost always has absolutely no return, and sometimes has a negative return.  Plus, it reinforces negative habits.  Unless you're lucky enough to meet the love of your life before hundreds of people prove that assholes are everywhere.

But I'm going to hang in there.  I'm not done yet.  I have a lot to offer this world, and my future partner, and I am excited to have fun finding him.  So take that, world.