Helpless novice in need of help, any YouTube experts out there?

I am setting up a YouTube account and I had trouble with the setup, but I got through it. Now, when I try to add videos to my favorites, YouTube says I need to confirm the email address. I have already received my account confirmation at the email address I gave them. When I go to my account on YouTube’s website, it says, “You signed in via Google, so you should click here to change your Google email.” Does YouTube set up a gmail account when you get a YouTube account? I don’t even have a gmail account. Sooo confused, please help