Well... thank you, sincerely, for your kind sentiments. I am unsure of what the future will hold for me-- or the me that I'm fighting for... but I want to guarantee that hers will be a happier life than mine. I will erase that heartache, with everyone's help, and with my own hands.

As for myself, here and now, I cannot really see myself... settling down? Perhaps I once did, but it's quite difficult to imagine now. The path that spreads before me is not one that I'd wish on another, and I fear that getting someone... involved, that way, would only cause heartache for both parties. I hope you understand.

PS: I don't think so. I still have much to learn, but thank you again.