My sisters tell me I should be having fun buying a house but it is just stress and worry for me. I have a fairly fixed income and just needed to get off the rising rent treadmill.

It would be unusual because people of either gender don't seem to want to be friends. I am ashamed to admit that I would love a friendship with her but there is no way would I broach that subject. It hurts getting laughed at. She is very nice, so she probably wouldn't laugh but it would still be devastating to learn that she wouldn't even be interested in even the casual-est of friendships.

We get along really well. We are comfortable enough with each other to joke around and she even pokes fun(in a nice way) about my 'strange' likes and dislikes in houses we see. It is fun and feels very comfortable to be around her. I am very socially awkward so I was awkward with her for quite a while. Over a month ago she went on vacation for three weeks and I told I hope she is going someplace warmer than here. She responded with 'a little' and that was it. Last week during the inspection, she opened up much more about her vacation so we are definitely getting more comfortable. I wouldn't even know how to bring it up if I could find the courage to do so.

There is a bit of an age gap though. I am 49 and she is, well I don't know and not asking , but I think she is 33-35ish. Is that too big of a gap. She was shocked to learn I had grand kids and thought I was in my 30's but I don't know if looking young erases any potential creepiness of being friends with a younger woman.

I am so hopelessly socially exceptional and that fact I am worthless probably makes this whole thing pointless.