I'm old and I want young folks to create the world they want to live in. Pick your poison and never give up. fight back and live with no regrets. my lifelong mantra, regret is far worse than rejection. you will always regret not speaking to that pretty girl, but if you do and are rejected, you will have tried. you will move on to the next challenge knowing you tried. it won't be your fault you didn't meet someone else's expectation. very few of us do. they settle .