The only way I was finally able to back down was, counterintuitively, people being kind and supportive to me about other, unrelated things. This way, I had something to fall back on when I lost the high horse of "nobody will date me because I'm too special." When I had friends being cool and good things going on in other parts of my life, I had something other than my martyr story to lean on.

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In a movie, I guess I would get into a perfect relationship right after I learned my lesson. In real life, I didn't. I was still kind of lonely and all that, but I wasn't angry at the world. I didn't justify my inability to get a date by blaming men for being dumb and not knowing what's good for them, or see other women as "jerks" who didn't deserve their men. I just tried not to dwell on it and got working on a successful ... well, let's say satisfactory, career in CG.

The point is that, even though I did find a guy and get married eventually, that's not what solved the problem. "I'll stop being pissed at the opposite sex when one of them agrees to go out with me," is basically you holding your own happiness hostage. You're probably hurting yourself more than anybody else, unless you're actively harassing someone about it, I guess. If you knew you had to go the next 5 years of your life without sex or a relationship, regardless of what you do, what's a better way to spend it: being bitter and mad, or tabling that issue and getting a ton of other shit done?

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That's right, being bitter and mad. It takes less effort. Well, pick what you want. My goal was to get more embarrassing stuff out in public to reduce the risk of someone blackmailing me, and I say mission accomplished.

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For more from Christina, check out The 5 Biggest Mistakes Women (Like Me!) Make On The Internet and 5 Reasons Women Are As Shallow As Men (According to Science).