Andromeda
The Quiet One

Now I'm tempted to see it. I would do so now but I feel drowsy. Yet I don't want to fall back to sleep just yet. That nightmare was awful.

I usually end up going for the nice ones, so you can say I have a good grasp on what I want. When someone's utterly nice to me, I can't help but feel infatuated. Anything after that would depend on how bold I'm feeling or how mean they actually are when I approach them.

I've heard good things about Fruits Basket so I might end up looking it up. I can't focus on so many things at once, but I can make a mental note and add that list to it.

I didn't mean to make it sound in a physical sense, but I'm sure you knew what I meant based on your answer. In the end, personality does it for me as well. Having similar interests helps in keeping things interesting as it leaves room for conversation, but that's just me.

It sounds like you still have hopes it'll happen someday. What does attract you to someone, if you don't mind me asking?

Also, what kind of shoujo would you recommend? No titles come to mind at this time. I'm more of a shounen kind of guy.

I can tell you right now from experience that I truly know how that feels. I've been rejected by people I loved and have watched their hearts getting broken. They moved on and the process repeats itself, and the sad part is that I haven't been considered even once. People just don't feel that way about me. So I understand what you mean, the friendzone is not pretty. But we shouldn't give up on being ourselves, chances are you'll eventually find someone you thought you could only dream of, and the same can be said about me even though sometimes I have trouble believing t.

I was never good at this so it's pretty difficult for me. My high school years were awkward, but at least I'm a much better person than I was then. There's a girl I'll probably never see again because I wasn't bold enough to even ask for a name, so I learned from that. Then there's some friends who probably don't feel the same way, while everyone else are actually people I've met online and a bit far from where I am. I can kinda relate more to the latter than anyone else, as I usually go to gaming or anime forums.

It's kind of a shame as far as your situation is. You're pretty likeable once someone gets to know you better.

You'll really never know for sure until they approach you (in whatever way they can) about it, or find out for yourself. I'm actually quite scared to let people know how I feel about them sometimes, as getting rejected could probably change or even destroy a friendship if it's not strong enough. Not because of me, but usually it's them who start seeing me differently because most of the time I want to reman friends. There's a few people I have in mind, but I don't plan on saying anything until I know for sure how they feel about me. Which is kinda sad.

I started to get the hint when she would start avoiding me, but unless they told me up front I'll always pretend never to understand an indirect message. I try to be honest as much as I can, and I understand people lie but would also appreciate it if people were more direct.

But enough about me. Would age really matter to you in a relationship, romantic or otherwise?

I know. I can accept not being liked or trusted, but she gave it up so easily after all was said and done. We would still talk, but most of the time she wouldn't get back to me. Once her birthday rolled around, I sent her a text but she had already deleted me from her contacts so she had to ask who I was. The experience was more frustrating than heartbreaking and I just don't want to go through something like that again.

She had turned 18 around the time we made plans about our date, but the first date never even became a reality. I understand why her father was concerned, but if age was the problem I could have just waited. But then she began to distance herself from me so it must have been a serious issue. And because of that, I don't always consider anyone younger than me.

That'll always be a problem with society, and it's been like that over the years. I do remember going out with someone three years younger than me, and she called it off because her father didn't approve. I'm really not concerned what anyone thinks, as even my mother went out with someone so much younger than her after she and my father separated and told me she would approve of me being in that kind of relationship. The way I see it, if even my own mother would approve, the rest of the world should just mind their own business if they have a problem with me about it.

These days some people may still think it's taboo but my opinion about age not being a great factor in relationships is based on recent experiences. Sure, it didn't work out between me and her but that was more of being an idiot issue on my end than it being an age issue. It might be weird seeing cases of couples having a 20-year difference between them, but if there's a connection and they truly want to be with each other, what's holding them back? But I guess one of the reasons I have this view is because I've had long periods of loneliness, and learned not to be too picky on who I want to be with.

That is the limit for relationships, mostly. I can get acquainted with just about anyone, as long as they're nice and/or respectful. Most of my friends have a 10-year difference between me and them, but if I can get close enough to someone then age wouldn't matter. I can act like a clown or just be calm, depending on who I'm with. I have become close friends with older people more so than younger people. As for romantic relationships, I've learned from my last one that age doesn't really matter. She's about to turn 30 soon and I just turned 22 a month ago. I'm an open-minded person so I don't mind going out with someone who's older, and outside my race and religion.

It does when you put it that way >.> But I don't mind. Age doesn't really concern me (too much) when it comes to being myself. Relationships, friendships, or even my daily duties. Yeah most of the time I just sit around but it's not like I'm completely lazy. I managed to have enough money to get by, and even if that becomes too stressful I remember I'm not totally alone. As for friends and relationships, I don't really care as long as they don't pass a 10-year difference between me and them.

At least you grow in wisdom as you age ;p Not a lot we can do about time, but we still have time to change and adapt however we want/need to. I definitely would not want anyone other than my soulmate to take care of me when I'm old, though it can't be helped if I don't feel well at all.

Fortunately I have a long way to go. Though since I have a bad memory, have trouble focusing sometimes, and I feel sluggish unless I exercise, I fear I might feel worse when I really get old >.< And if I sleep over 8 hours (which happened yesterday), I would not want to get out of bed. You might be older than I am, but I sure feel like I'll croak before anyone else does >>