Hi there. This is where I write about what's going on in my life, as well as some of what's going on in my head. My name is Stephen - I'm male, and in my twenties. I have a confession to make as well - I'm a romantic. I believe in all those things that many people have given up on by now. Not so much the cliche' themselves as the sentiment behind them. But I'm definitely a realist, too. I've experienced too much not to be.

So the real struggle is how to reconcile what I want to believe in with what I've experienced. I'm still working on that. So far, it's been... interesting. I really do believe that genuine romance still has a place in the world. And I'm trying to see if it has a place for me.

As I've said probably a million times, about many different things, it only has to work once.

So, this is part of my story. It's also:

My contribution
My voice in the chorus
My shield
My apology
My middle finger, held high (for those who need it)
My applause

And for some, it's my promise.