Originally Posted by: skygazer69

Reaching is definitely a problem for me, but I'm also having problems with not interfering with other strings, especially with my ring finger. Does that get better with time and practice? Because I feel like no matter how carefully I place my fingertip, I'm impeding the string below.

Of course, I've been playing for all of four days...

Hi skygazer, it definitely does get better with time and practice. I felt exactly the same as you and scorpyos and yachtsmaninspira are feeling at this point. I think almost all beginners go through this at the beginning. In fact, I am 6 months into the journey now and I still fight the "I will never be able to do this" and "why am I not getting better" demons. The thing is, I definitely have gotten better and learned a lot, but it often doesn't feel that way until I take a step back. So try to accept that learning to play guitar is not as easy as it seems like it should be, but stick with it and you will get better very gradually. I am told that it is worth it!