While I would like to think that relationships are worth it, I am starting to think that they are not, because all they seem to do is drain me of what little self-respect and confidence I have left.

Girlfriends lie, friends leave, nobody really cares about me or how I am, and to believe otherwise means that I will once again cause me hurt when the inevitable happens. If I want to permanently hurt myself, I have other methods of doing that.

Better to withdraw and live in a shell.