WOW you sound just like me, I'm female and 25 though. It all depends on the reasons why you don't talk to people, are you just shy, don't you know how to talk to them (or what to talk about) or do you not feel the need to talk to them at all?
There are many reasons for not having tons of friends, and many reasons behind the causes of shyness, social anxieties etc.
Personally I'm an only child but I used to be outgoing as a smaller child, it was only in school etc. that I walled myself in because of rejection and misunderstandings, and I just couldn't connect with the shallow unimportant stuff people talked about and the whole "how are ya", "who fancies whom" thing of teenagehood.
I later found out that I may have trouble with social cues, body language etc. which is probably why for a long time I never understood why people didn't *get* me/found me awkward, and also why I often felt rejected just because people didn't openly say "I like you" (most communication is nonverbal so if you don't *get* that, you struggle with social situations).
I now have few friends but they're good ones, I'm happy on my own but I lost some of my anxieties and insecurities. I'll never be a party animal with loads of hangers-on but to be frank I don't want that either!
Just remember though it's better to have a few good friends than a huge circle of aquaintances who don't are about you at all!
[This message has been edited by Redhead23 (edited 09-02-2003).]
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