Was discussing a guy at work with a friend and the friend said something along the lines of "he's got pretty high standards", insinuating I didn't meet them. I'll admit I'm not a 9 or 10, but I'm tired of not being good enough. I do my best to earn people's respect, but obviously I need to try harder. Maybe my standards are too high? Maybe I expect too much? I've halfway accepted the idea of being alone for the rest of my life. I was actually feeling pretty good about the situation with the guy at work, felt like it was heading in the right direction, but now I'm not so sure and a bit hesitant to try to push it out of the "friendzone".