arrow: how much does your happiness depend on your relationships with others?

“Well… ah, I’m an introvert by nature, but while I do spend a lot of time on my own and derive my energy from myself… not getting along with others certainly makes everything that I do much, much more difficult. It’s unfortunate, perhaps, that so much of my job requires that I depend on others for information, red tape clearance, and cooperation. In addition, having classmates that don’t seem to care for me really does put a damper on school. It can get rather lonely…”

date: do you think age differences are a big deal?

“That largely depends on how wide the gap is and how mature the persons in the relationship are. I’ve met several young people who were infinitely more mature than some others that were twenty, thirty years older… It comes down to the individual, I guess is what I am trying to say, though you must always be certain to follow the laws of consent."