No you are not pathetic. Just don't let loneliness push you into a relationship you're going to regret. Better to be alone then with the wrong person/ an std/ making child support payments/ being jaded and scarred when the perfect mate shows up but too bad- you're not perfect for them because now you're jaded and scarred/ turning your life into Fatal Attraction/ destroy someone's life because you aren't equipped to handle the complexities of a relationship and you unintentionally dash them to pieces/ just thought you were gay and realized afterwards you made a big mistake/, etc. Better to wait.
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We are not so different from potted plants in that, if given everything we need to be properly nourished, the outcome can be incredibly contrary to when we are not. A flower won't grow in flour, and neither can we.