Tell her, David. 'I don't wanna go to Minsk and work with Lifson and Yamaguchi and Flench, nonononononono. I wanna stay here and make out with my girlfriend! ! '
If I could talk to my 19-year-old self, I'd just say, hey you know, you're gonna date just like a normal 20-something should be allowed to, but you're going to be a national lightning rod for slut shaming.
For example, when I walk through the perfume area of a department store I always feel a bit nostalgic because I can smell the perfume my first girlfriend used to wear.
Well, I was lucky enough to take a trip to Bali with my really sweet Brazilian girlfriend and she took me out to dinner at the Japanese restaurant, it was wonderful.