I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare.

It's a shame that he's gone. It's a disappointment.

Guilt is what you feel when you have violated values & done something wrong. You believe you have failed to live up to a certain standard set for yourself. Shame says you did something wrong which could have been avoided.

Shame defines your mistakes whereas guilt says “sure, you messed up, all the issues. Guilt is the painful emotion you feel when something you have done is wrong or has failed. Shame goes much deeper than guilt.

To take upon oneself not punishment, but guilt - that alone would be godlike

A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.