A very close friend of mine Hung himself in the outhouse at his mums.

The letter said "I've hung myself in the outhouse."

He was trying to sound jovial to soften the blow.

He saw himself as a burden with no future.

I think many young lads see themselves this way.

A girlfriend who is loyal and true is evidence of self worth in a world where it is very easy to allow oneself to feel worthless.

Robbie williams shags a different girl every night, sometimes two or three, at the same time and they are all drop dead gorgeous, while I can't even hold down a relationship with polly average from the local.

What's the point?

Of course this is a shallow way to look at the world, but it's how FHM etc tells you to look at it. It's how hollywood and EMI tell you to look at it. It's how peer pressure compels you to compete. And who's going to go and tell some miserable lonely guy that he's just shallow.

I know this is a much bigger picture than what I have described till now, I'm just adding my jigsaw piece.