aw man....sorry....I didn't mean for that to slip in there. I don't really think there's anything wrong with me. To be quite honest, I wrote that post in a moment of weakness--I've been really sick for the last several days (icky fever, sore throat, the works). In writing what I wrote, I was less trying to figure out if there was something wrong with me, and more looking for people with similar dating experiences to kind of help understand my own position as of late. There isn't any one in my peer group who has had similar experiences, which is why I turned to you lovely ladies.
(note: Feeling slightly better today, even though the fever still hasn't broken. I think I'll tiptoe back upstairs and delete that part of my earlier post :P)
In any case, I know that there's nothing wrong with me. What I was more trying to convey was my confusion over my inability to connect with people my own age. I understand that this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it strikes me as odd because both of the super long term relationships I've had have been with guys within a year of my own age. Though I suppose that could be part of the motivation, come to think of it.....
I've had nothing but good experiences with the older guys I've met--been treated with respect, and wouldn't you know it, they're LOADS better at communicating. :P At this point, I'm just trying to come to terms with the fact that it is, in fact, *okay*, that I'm not doing anything unheard of, and that it's not that big of a deal if people mutter about it behind my back.