That's true... Well, I think it can work the other way, too, with romantic interest coming first, and then becoming friends over time. I mean, I could be friends with someone forever, but if I don't feel that way about them, I just don't.
No, you're not being abrasive. It's just that I feel like putting myself out there isn't really the problem. I just so rarely feel any real interest in someone... Sometimes I'll think a guy is kind of cute, and I'll think about asking him out, but... Usually, I'm not really attracted to him. I've tried dating guys like that so many times before, and it never works. We'll go on a few dates, and I don't want to so much as hold hands. So I don't want to keep dragging him along, and really, nothing is going to change, probably. And I have such a hard time turning people away. Especially after I made that guy cry that time. Aha... It seems like whenever I am attracted to a guy, he's not really interested in me (because I tend to be too obvious and awkward with things like that) or he's already with someone. Hm... I don't think "clingy" is the word, but I'm definitely the type to hang out with one person all the time. Eheh, when I made friends with a girl in college, she thought me and my other friend were dating because we were always together. She quickly figured out that wasn't true, but yeah, that's how I am.
I don't know, it's just that shipping is so intense for me. At times, so much it hurts, but in a good way. That's what I want to feel for a person... but it's hard to imagine that ever happening for me.
Oh, well, I tried selling jewelry before on Etsy, but there's so much competition... And with knitting, it just takes so long to complete a project, and the materials are so expensive. So if I'm going to make something, it's gonna be for myself. Besides, it'd be hard to turn a profit on it.