But I shouldn't be mean to these poor misguided souls because I know how they feel. In college, I was a little more comfortable with myself than in high school. I was able to talk to boys I was attracted to, but usually they thought of me as a friend or little sister. (Somebody once told me this is because I don't know how to flirt.) But at least I wasn't invisible anymore.

I did finally start dating in college, but I didn't have my first official boyfriend until my senior year. I'm not bad to look at and I'm a nice girl, and I love myself. It's not that I don't have self-confidence, but for some reason, there's this shy part of me that won't let others see how truly awesome I am.