Hahahaha!
That whole soliloquy by Pietro and the response by yldstrk is an example of one of the great joys of FR: a display of hard-edged wit with perhaps some truth provided by and for everybody.
“nevertheless”
“and so am I”
hahahahaha!
Of the iceberg, so to speak
The question here, if I understand it, is how how does a young man find his way?
I say ignore women. And I'll stand by that.
A man needs to be about something, if he's not, he's nothing.
Once he is something he can enjoy the delights of women.