I was forty-four when I started my first real serious relationship. And she was the one who taught me how to kiss the right way. So, dont worry, there is time enough.

I did not go out hunting for love, I did not 'conquer' her heart or something like that. I quite simply met her on a support forum similar to this one. Our hearts and souls clicked in that amazing way and the outcome was pretty much inevitable. Even so, it was her who asked me first!

And that may be a better way for you to first meet more and new friends and then, who knows what can happen.
With the internet its easy to find places where like minded people come together.
It need not be a dating site, that is not what I am suggesting. But quite simply getting to know people online and see what happens. Don't force anything. Go with the flow. Let go of all your fears and expectations. Forget what your friends are doing, its not a race. For all you know you may find the love of your life while they only find divorce attorneys in their future. You never know and the only life that matters is yours.

And as for your trouble communicating this is a wonderful solution. I am a horrible introvert. I could never possibly ask a girl out. I would die on the spot. But on the internet all the old patterns are different. You can express yourself here, even when you are an introvert. And when the time comes for that first real life meeting you already know enough about each other to remove most of that tension.

And as for suggestions. Very fun places to go are sites that specialise in meyer briggs personality profiles. You can figure out exactly who you are and what you want out of life and out of your partner to be.