Am I the ONLY one that liked Dan??

I think I’m a bit biased because I really relate to Dan (going to a private school with lots of wealthier kids and feeling like an outsider). Honestly, I felt bad for him. I completely get how he feels and even when he writes his book about life on the Upper East Side. I feel like he constantly gets used and manipulated, but he’s never equal. It kinda hurts to see his treatment and compare it to that of my own experience. Though Dan can be a bit of an ass, I’ll never truly hate him or dislike him. Even after admitting to being Gossip Girl, I don’t hate him. I just feel sadness because I am him in some aspects.