RAndOm

So I catched a snippet of Frasier last night...this is a show I never watch by the way...but I liked this quote. It struck a chord with me, so just go with it.
Niles: The only thing I am guilty is loving Daphne, and that's all I've
ever done.
Frasier: Yes. Yes, and how did you love her? From afar. You were
never in love WITH her, you were in love AT her. Now, you've
been given a chance to experience her in a real relationship
and yet for some reason, you're resisting it. Rather than
see her as she really is, you keep holding on to the memory.
Niles: No, that's not true.
Frasier: Niles, the woman gained sixty pounds, and everyone in the
world saw it but you. All you ever saw was a perfect woman
in a red dress.

Niles: Okay. If you're right - and that's a big "if" - why would
I do that?
Frasier: Maybe Daphne's not the only one who's afraid she won't
measure up. Maybe you're afraid too. After all, if it
turns out she's not perfect, then there's a chance things
won't work out. Then not only will you lose Daphne, but
you'll have wasted the last seven years of your life.