i also understand, i was very very lonely as a teenager. i had to actually put myself out there and do some looking for people like myself. i like introverts so it was even harder. i do come from a large family and i did have people around me but they were all younger than me. i ended up dating several guys and luckily one of them ended up marrying me and it's been 20 years to the day tomarrow. i'm 54, tried to kill myself because i was so lonely at 16, so don't go that far. good luck and feel free to post me anytime