Originally Posted by bbrown4

The reason I am so "icy" with my advice is simple.

Y2K, you are 19. The next ten years of your life are precious. These are the years of personal growth and exploration. I don't know the girl you're after and I am sure there are times when you actually ache for her touch.

Understand, right now, how crucial it is for you to grow profesionally, academically, financially, personally, and hell- even spiritually- over the next 10 years. This is the time for you to explode into life. Do those things that you long to do and do them for yourself. If you are half of the great man that I hope you are this woman will find you. If it is not her I promise you another one will. I promise that if you take advantage of this time to grow and to dare to be great - you will enjoy all of those things that men enjoy at some point in the future. Moths are drawn to flames. Make sure you burn as bright as you can.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some ice to scrape off.