" And then there’s me, terribly afraid to step out of the box and date someone different. Afraid to get hurt in a different, more complex way—by somebody who I actually trust and care about. My biggest fear. Nice guy was a bad word to me because I feared that lurching-stomach feeling of losing someone I love. Nice meant future, and the future was always uncertain. "

― Alida Nugent , Don't Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood