If someone asked, "How are you?" right now and you had to answer honestly instead of politely, what would you say?

Honestly?

Pretty good, though. I could always be better I guess.

The good: Practice for the play I'm in started recently, and stage crew my own school's musical as well. Both mean I get to spend a lot more time with friends and feel generally more productive.

High school is going better, mid terms are over and I didn't fail chemistry. Not getting as close (or close at all) to failing this quarter and next is one of my bigger goals.

I did very well on the PSATs and college letters are flowing in. I've noticed a lot of them are literally (literally literally) the same letter: "*Hi X, we noticed you did well on the PSATs! We'd like to help you search for colleges, come to our website and take this easy quiz!" You'd think Wash & Lee would be above clickbait, but they aren't at all.

The Bad! Dun dun dun!:

Social anxiety sucks. Going to an all male school for the past 2 years has only made being with girls worse, and I'm doing a play at an all female sister school. It's back in full force, and the fact that I'm the only male at practice for now makes it worse.

My dad is getting divorced? This one isn't that bad. I like my step-mom, but she moved out a while ago and took my stepsiblings with her. I miss my stepsis a bit, but I hated my stepbrother and I can't say I'm not a little happier without all of them around. That honestly makes me feel worse; I know my dad is taking it much harder than I am.

We aren't out of contact, they go out a few times a week and my SM (they aren't actually divorced yet, it seems like she doesn't want to, but it's really none of my business) was over at our house for the superbowl, and I see her occasionally anyway.

Girls like me, I'm scared because while they're all very pretty, I really don't know what I'd do at a dance, on a date, or with a girlfriend at all. I was able to get out of the last two that asked me out (not out, just to date dance) because of travel plans. People are twlling me to suck it up and ask someone to the dance this month and I don't think I can. I'm afraid people will judge me (silently) if I skip it.

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