Meredith,
Bad word choice. Needs? Should read: "wants"
I wanted to feel alive, I wanted to feel appreciated, I wanted to feel listened to... I could go on and on.
This guy was great at it. He listened to every word I said, then even commented on things later so that I knew he was listening!!! I knew I was in trouble when he was the only person I knew who actually asked me how my first day of work was.... We were just passing aquaintences, yet he remembered from the week previous that I was starting a new job that day. Well, hungry for attention me melted like an ice cube on a hot day. Isn't that sad? Over something that little???

Oh well. It's over and done with. I've learned from it, and I will have to keep reminding myself of that.