I am not a great fan of Mark Gilman either, but that doesn't mean that the whole 5FM is ruined.  Just don't listen to his show.  Sorry for Elana, though.

No one can judge you besides God. The one thing though is that God is forgiving.

This is a sad, no should feel lonely. What you are feeling is due to a lack of Intimacy. I have been on a search for the meaning of this word, and in my research I found that most people do not understand its true meaning. But once it is understood one can use this to get into those worlds that you are talking about and you can allow other people to come into your world.
 
Intimacy is a powerful concept and I would say that if you serious, you would go and do your research and journey into mysteries of intimacy.

I do too!!

LOL, KEEP GOING!!Don't get caught

The only advice I can give is don't even think about getting married and settling down so early. Good grief! Your hopes and dreams and opinions and world view will all change as you get older. Being in love is great but don't let it blind you from reality too much :)

good luck babes. you touched me, even though i cant possibly understand how u feel. just keep smiling somehow

You're obviouslt struggling to talk to the man because you like him so much and you don't want to mess anything up, but you really need to tell yourself that your intelligent and believe that he's dating you because he likes you. It'll get easier once you break the ice. Memorise some clever jokes or things that he might be interested in :)

During the age of romanticism people only bathed once a year. Most people at the time got married in June because the annual bath happened in May, so the BO wasn’t too bad. Yet brides still insisted on carrying a bouquet of flowers to try and cover up any stench. This is where the tradition of brides carrying bouquets comes from!
 
Just thought I’d share that with you cause I too am a hopeless romantic living in the 21st century. My attempts at being a romantic gentleman have been laughed at on several occasions. Women want romance, yet no longer know how to accept romantic gestures when they are offered to them, at least not at first.
 
I feel your sentiments buddy, but know that we will eventually find the one who will appreciate and love everything that we are :)

Thanks Maria, that really makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside ;o)

I have been where you have been  and  I can tell you   this too will pass     Therapy is good  start  but you have to do the self  work needed for  your healing     give  yourself permission to heal    yes  give yourself  permission to heal  and love yourself  again
enjoy that  time you are  up!!!to do something write out your feelings  and set them on fire to what you have written        after awhile your subconscious mind  will catch up    good luck to you

My girlfriend *broke up* with me