At Lindsey's wedding, I made the comments about Vanessa, one of Lindsey's friends.... my sisters made a few comments that I laughed off. But when mom confronted me and said that it might actually make Lindsey uncomfortable, it made me sorta take stock in myself. About how the people around me actually view me.

Do I really come off as some sort of sex-crazed womanizer? I hope not. I flirt a lot, but I rarely mean anything serious by it. And is always with nothing but respect for the women who happen to fall under my gaze. And yet the 3 women who you'd think would know me best, my immediate family, seemed to have some doubts in a way as to whether or not I was suitable for a girl.

Maybe it wasn't doubt. Maybe it was just because I'm their brother and it was their friend.

Its been on my mind on and off since shortly before the start of the new year.

I sent a message to Sarah, the youngest of my sisters. I'm closest with her, and she's off at university getting a degree in psyche, so if there's anybody who can pick apart this situation its her.

I think I'm just scared that if I have a reputation it might precede me, and that it might be sabotaging my romantic prospects.