I appreciate your response. It's nice to know when other people can relate; it’s nice to know I’m not alone in my feelings.

I’m sorry to hear about what you are going through. I think it’s hard when you want to be close with someone and it does not feel like they are reciprocating.

I’m glad you realize the rewards do not bring happiness. Getting more rewards is great! But rewards are not everything. I would be happy with getting less rewards if it meant I had better conversations on here and I got more upvotes from small independent users. That’s all out of my control though. That is life sometimes and I try not to focus too much on the things I can’t change.