Lyric,

I'm not sure of your age, but my daughter when thru this right around her 17th b'day (it was end of summer just before her 17th b'day).

She was everyone's friend...the one that everyone came to for the shoulder to cry on. She was consistent, caring, silly, just everybody's friend. She'd gone to the same school with the same friends her whole life. I explained to her that the impressions we make can stick with us thru school...good, bad or indifferent.

She was upset that she never really dated, had relationships, even heartbreaks. She was everyone's "bud" and that was following her in her circle of friends.

I explained that she would meet someone and he'd be about five years older than her (because she was so mature and wanted "more"), and that he wouldn't have gone to school with her.

Not 5 months later she met what is today her husband and father of her child. She reminded me of my words when they were getting serious with a shock on how spot-on I was about it.

She met her "love" who is five years older than her and who's grandmother lived down the street, but he lived about 3 hours away.

You'll find that someone and it will feel right when you do. It may or may not last, but it *will* be real...with all the wonderful, sad, amazing things that come with those intense relationships.

Love,

KD