Hey Y'all, Retro here. and no, I'm not gonna start slamming my readers like I usually do in this book. I actually wanna reflect/vent on what's happened in the year of 2021.

So The First Third of the year, it was absolute shit, If I'm gonna be totally honest. I was in a relationship with someone who I'd later learn didn't give a rat's ass about me from the start. I went through a shitload of drama, most of which on discord, and most of which, I started. Which led to me being on and off discord. 

I went through romantic rejection, two people I had romantic interests in got into relationships, (one of which got with a really close friend). Which lead to mental health decreasing, almost to the point of suicide. My relationship wasn't doing too well either, and it led to us splitting, which actually helped me out a lot.

The Second Third was probably my period of healing, as my mental health started climbing up again, and I finally got over my relationship. I went on Vacation, which helped out a lot, but I ended up leaving discord so I could heal fully.  I saw friends, that I hadn't seen in months due to Covid, and had a great time with them. 

The Final Third of the year was probably the best. I met someone, who I eventually gained romantic attraction for, and two months later, I found out that they reciprocated my feelings, and we started a relationship (that's still happening today). The Final Third of the year was probably when I had the best time I'd had in a while, I made memories I'll probably never forget. 

Then, Christmas eve happened. My grandmother got into a car accident, which caused a lot of stress for me right before christmas, despite knowing she was okay.  Christmas tbh fucking sucked compared to last year, same with new years.

so I give this year a 3/10, because it was shit, but there was a little gold beneath that shit

thank you for listening to my ted talk