If I offer you all my love br will you value it? br br Or think me cheap br to offer it br so easily? br br If I deny you my love br will you br lose interest br and leave me br alone br and lonely? br br If I am mysterious br and offer not; br am vague br will you first be intrigued br and later lose interest? br br Shall I then concentrate br and be interested only br in my needs br ignoring yours br and risk br your anger br your rejection br your hurtfulness? br br Can I suppress br all I am br and give you everything br you need br but feel one day br my own anger br rise br as my heart br is emptied; br br and my waterfall br ceases br leaving me feeling br br dead and lonely? br br Should I ignore br all of this br and conclude br I am not really ready br for love; br certainly not sex br and wait br for the Perfect One br enduring br the Aloneness? br br Should I just do drugs? br Masturbate? br Eat too much? br br Cling to friends? br Isolate? br br All this br is part of growing up. br br None of it easy stuff. br br My view? br br Come away from the early years br with as little damage as you can br so that you survive it all br being the you br you looking for. br br If there is a secret br it is this: br being sure br you are the best br you br you are looking for.