"Where is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?"

-- Job 17:15

"This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called 'woman' for she was taken out of man.'" -- Adam

Nurse: "Do you drink alcohol?"

Me: "Yes."

Nurse: "How much?"

Me: "Enough that I've had to switch to a cheaper brand of whiskey because I was going through too much."

Nurse: "Do you think you have a problem?"

Me: "Yes, but it's not drinking."

Nurse: "What is it?"

Me: "Complete, utter, crushing, loneliness, regret, and despair."

Nurse: "You know, we have a counselor here. Do you think it would help to talk to her?"

Me: "What's she going to do? Be my girlfriend? Be my friend? Go out with me? Hang out at my house? Live with me?"

Nurse: "No."

Me: "Then I hardly think she can help."