I'm a home-schooled weirdo and my true love is a boozer!

The girls tell him, "You're weird" -- and they really mean it. But Cary identifies with the guy, and invites him to San Francisco.

By Cary Tennis

Dec 5, 2001 | Cary Tennis regularly brings to Salon his impassioned oratory on things that should be none of his business.

This week, in his role as Salon's advice columnist, he replies to a letter from a 21-year-old man who received a non-standard upbringing from his free-thinking parents and read Ernest Becker prematurely. His acute confusion about his place in life causes him to wonder, "What the hell should I do? I'm not a normal guy!"

Being not a normal guy himself, Cary says the last thing you should do is seek understanding from girls. They'll never understand. Just pack your bags and move to San Francisco. There's probably a girl waiting for you here who's not a normal girl. You'll fit in just fine.

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