<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

Since childhood, I had the terrible habit of biting my nails.  For several years, I would unconsciously bite my nails to the point where I would bleed, on occasion.  When I was 16, I decided I would give up biting my nails for Lent (lapsed Catholic here).  It worked.  Since then, I have not once used my mouth for manicuring.

Unfortunately though, the countless years spent perpetually biting my nails did not prepare me for the lifetime of nail grooming that lay ahead of me.  I was also not aware that my nails grow at a freakish pace, and are very strong (I have had random women tell me they envy my nails).  While, I attempt to trim them every week, it always seems to slip my mind with my hectic schedule.  This obviously has never played well in my social life.  I have made conscious efforts to trim them before job interviews, dates, or meetings, but that tends to fade when I get too comfortable with people.  Past girlfriends have taken issue with the length of my nails, and rightfully so (poor girls).  It has got so bad, that my wife will hand me a pair of nail trimmers, and sit down with me so that I clip them.  It makes me feel like a child.
<bot>: Quitting years of nail-biting did not prepare me for having the good habit of trimming my nails.  I'm disgusting, and should feel bad.