Regarding David, can't say I've ever had a girlfriend either, granted I'm not quite 26 just yet, about 5 more years to go, but I've still never had one nor can I really imagine myself getting one. Whenever I start to think about dating I gather up all sorts of thoughts on who would date me, why, what would it be like and all sorts of things like that. Only thing is the thought alone tends to cramp my gut and make me shun the love-life. I've taken a lot of things into consideration and every last bit of it has always pointed in the direction of abstinance from anything even remotely associatable with dating. I've found it very easy to believe that people date at least partially out of fear of being alone. As though they couldn't handle the idea of total independance. I've even managed to get a couple here and there to admit such things. It's kind of ironic. Back in my freshman year I thought things like "I should get a girlfriend, I know I'll regret it if I don't even try". But I seem to regret the times...well, that time I did try. I found it to be a waste of time, I got nothing accomplished and ended up in a worse situation than before. If that's any indication of the point then thanks but no thanks, let those that want it compete. I give my friend **** on a semi-regular basis for dating and he keeps on giving me **** for not doing so. And his girlfriend keeps insisting that I need to get a girlfriend, but, y'know... it just doesn't seem right. If I spent the time I could think of plenty of reasons to date and not to date, but it just doesn't seem like something I have any business doing. My presence alone has altered things beyond what they were intended to be already. I've changed enough already, I don't think I should get so close and really change someone's life like that.