Do you have a song you identify with? Kenny has one. It's Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

"I do get trod upon," he says.

When it comes to women, Kenny has had a string of bad luck. And so have two of the women. It started when he was 24 and met Andie.

Kenny says: "We started off as friends and the relationship progressed. We were together for two years when she became ill. She went to the hospital and seemed to be recovering. Then she contracted a staph infection and BOOM! She was gone."

Before she went to the hospital, Andie asked Kenny to keep an eye on Jen, a young friend of hers who had a habit of getting into trouble.

He says: "After Andie died, Jen saw me as an easy mark and lordy was I ever used! I realize you can't use anyone without their permission, but I was caught up in the whole saving her soul thing and fulfilling what I considered a death bed promise to Andie. I did try to break up with her after six months, but she cried and carried on. I crumbled and went back with her. But she eventually ripped my heart out and shredded it.

"I promised myself to stay out of relationships for a while. Then I met Trish. She'd had a couple of rough encounters, including an abusive relationship, so she was distrustful and cynical. I was more trusting, even after Jen. It drove her nuts. She warned me that I was going to end up getting hurt because people suck. But besides that issue, boy did we click! Trish's mother thought I was a godsend."

Kenny and Trish are not going to have a happy ending. She had a congenital disease that affected her cardiopulmonary system. She was frequently hospitalized but told that as long as she took care of herself, she'd be all right.

Kenny describes: "Even though she lived in Queens, Trish had never been to a Broadway show. I presented her with tickets. Two weeks before the show, she got sick and ended up in the hospital. She was worried about not being able to go. I told her all that mattered was for her to get better — Broadway would always be there. But she checked herself out against doctor's orders."

Trish died.

Kenny spent time "careening between celibacy and sluthood."

He says: "I can't say that things would have been permanent with Andie or Trish, but their passing — with Jen sandwiched in between — really threw me for a loss. But I feel like I'm back on an even keel and I'm still a nice guy and still not having any luck with women.

"By the way, my nickname is Chance. It's ironic. The woman who gave me it dumped me because I was too predictable. She chose a gambler because when he won, he would wine and dine her, give her expensive gifts, take her on trips. Sure, she never knew when he might beat her up when things were going bad, but that just kept things exciting. Whatever ..."

Have you changed? Or do you keep making the same mistakes? Send your tale, along with your questions and rants to [email protected]. And check out my e-books, "Dear Cheryl: Advice from Tales from the Front" and "I'll Call You. Not."