Approval.. we constantly strive for it. We get on our hands and knees, giving up any dignity we might have once possessed, and beg for some sense of regard. We thrive on another's satisfaction, when quite honestly they probably don't even recognize it. Not to mention that if they did recognize it they probably wouldn't appreciate it anyways. Why is it necessary for someone else to be so PLEASED with who we are;what we do; what we enjoy; why we enjoy it? It is beyond my comprehension why somebody would modify and amend themselves to the liking of someone who is too oblivious and blind to reality to even notice. If I have one piece of advice for anybody it is to never conform to anyone else's desires, interests, opinions, beliefs, or anything of the sort. Never give up who you are for anybody, because in the end, it won't be worth it. You are who you are, and you like what you like. "Your life is not an apology. It is for itself, and not a spectacle", as said by Emerson. You are your own. You shall forever remain your own. Never let anybody take that from you. It's the one thing you've got.