Honey, don't listen to the love songs, don't listen to the fairy tale don't listen to any other woman that someone is gonna come and save you. There is nobody that is going to come on some white horse and make you happy; the only person that can do that is you. In this aspect the media truly fails us especially the young. Of course you will have friends and family who are there for you in your rough times, but there is no romantic interest who is going to serve you on a silver platter. Everyone has a story, that much is true, but no story is a fairy tale because life just doesn't work that way. No matter how good you are at heart no one in this world is designed to bring you happiness, that's something you have to do for yourself.
Your story, your life, is in your control. All of the happiness is yours for the taking, and it's real easy to do...stop waiting. Don't play the part of the damsel in distress. Go out and do the things you wanna do. If wanna get that tattoo get that tattoo, if you wanna get that piercing get that piercing, if you wanna die your hair or buy new clothes just go out and do it. If you wanna go to one party go to one party, do the things you love and don't think twice about it. No one else's opinion is valid on your body, no one else's thoughts belong in your head (but your thoughts don't belong in anyone else's either).
It's okay to want things that other people don't like, it's okay to do things that make you happy. At the end of the day you're the only one that can do that.