Young, Restless, and Ready For Real

I'm 22 and everyone tells me I'm too young to be serious about dating, but I've never been the type to be casual about anything. I work as a CNA at a nursing home and watching people at the end of their lives has made me acutely aware that time is short. I want to find someone who takes things seriously too, or at least takes me seriously. I grew up in Starke and moved here because there was nothing for me in a small town. The drive out to the Suwannee River on a day off is my favorite escape — that muddy, slow, beautiful water. I'm young but I'm not clueless. Give me a chance.