Have you ever been alone in a crowded room when I'm here with you?

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room; well I'm here with you...

"Part of it is because I'm socially retarded"
"No you're not"
"... yes I am"
"No you're not. We've been talking for like the last 10 minutes and I can tell by our conversation that you're not socially retarded"
-- Conversation I've held with practically every single person at one point or another

Please people. Just because I'm socially retarded does not mean I am incapable of carrying out an intelligible conversation with you. By the same token, the fact that I am capable of carrying out an intelligible conversation with you does not mean I am not socially retarded. They're two completely different things but for some reason, everyone seems to think that social retardation means that I can't talk. Seriously now. I am capable of conversing with anyone. I just can't interpret social signs very well, more so when I'm around new people and even more so when I'm around masses of new people.

Honestly...

I have come to realize how much my life is dictated by the women who are part of it. Seriously, talking to Courtney last night has made me realize this. There is not a single time of my life (in recent years) that isn't in some way defined by one girl or another.