I think they're right. I don't know much about Retroville (sp) so I don't know if you would get anything as an individual or not. So if there's nothing to make you a better man going to the conference alone then you need to move on. Go out have fun and don't waste a second thinking about her.
Good luck to ya, Doodi
"I feel like Rocky in the fifteenth round, beaten beyond recognition, when I realize, the only person I've been fighting for is...myself."