Hello everyone. Today I just wanted to make a post about how to approach playing the game. I am doing this on a throwaway.

For about a year now, I have been practicing smash, trying to get better and become the best I can be. From the beginning, I mained yoshi. I have been mostly playing the same few people through netplay. However most of them have gotten bored of smash. As a lone smasher, who is unable to drive, I have been struggling to both improve and find a way to improve. 
I barely have anyone to play;I have been to locals a couple times, but I have never taken a single game off of anyone at all. Plus, I want to play more than once or twice a week.

Anthers hasn't been the best experience for me either. In addition to all the usual disadvantages of netplay (lag, being alone in a room for hours is depressing), often I am heavily discouraged by online players. A recent conversation had me wanting to cry:

[2:04.32pm] person 2: eb4f3926 [2:17.53pm] person 2: u no bueno?? [2:18.07pm] trash: no im pretty bad [2:18.11pm] trash: i just started playing [2:18.15pm] person 2: yea.... [2:18.20pm] trash: uh please dont be mean [2:18.20pm] trash: to me [2:18.23pm] person 2: this isn't going to work... [2:18.29pm] trash: ok i understand [2:18.30pm] trash: sorry. [2:18.41pm] person 2: i just rather not play....i thought yoshi was going to be a gimmicky character but you aren't playin him right [2:18.50pm] person 2: well gg anyway [2:18.58pm] trash: could u give me some tips? [2:19.05pm] trash: i mean [2:19.06pm] person 2: yes, everything honestly [2:19.11pm] trash: alright [2:19.12pm] person 2: you don't do anything [2:19.16pm] trash: yeah [2:19.16pm] person 2: that you are supposed to do [2:19.18pm] person 2: no eggs [2:19.25pm] trash: ok [2:19.25pm] person 2: no double jump cancel [2:19.26pm] person 2: no [2:19.27pm] trash: maybe i should just play [2:19.28pm] trash: other games [2:19.28pm] person 2: no grabs [2:19.29pm] trash: xD [2:19.30pm] person 2: no pivots [2:19.46pm] person 2: you re literally running at me in a horizontal way [2:20.14pm] trash: yea I have to work on things [2:20.19pm] trash: im really terrible [2:20.47pm] trash: i feel like i cant even say like "i'll get better" becuase after half a year im still that bad xD [2:21.06pm] trash: thanks for your time and stuff though [2:21.09pm] person 2: just play smash 4 [2:21.24pm] person 2: its easier and you don't have to do anything but bait a grab [2:21.29pm] person 2: gg [2:21.34pm] trash: haha yeah you're right. i guess sometimes its best to scrap it [2:21.41pm] person 2: you can play if you want to [2:21.51pm] person 2: but if you feel you aren't going to switch to fox sheik marth puff falco [2:21.54pm] person 2: play another game [2:22.03pm] trash: alright [2:22.04pm] trash: thanks [2:22.07pm] trash: for the advice [2:22.09pm] trash: peace out dude [2:22.10pm] trash: take care [2:22.09pm] This chat has been closed.

My question to you all, reddit, (since I have no one else to turn to hahaha.) is what I should do. I tried showing melee to my few friends at school but they don't seem to like it and people in my school dont play many games anyway. But I really just want to improve. I'm garbage after a year, and I have no way to play. Should I quit? Or will love (for the game) find a way? How does one find courage to go on? I've been extremely depressed due to my failure, and I am upset I'm still terrible due to hours a day studying videos and practicing aganist CPU. and my inability to improve from this situation. I just need help somehow.