What do so many people have social anxiety? Have you guys had bad experiences with people or what?
David, I didn't have sex until I was 19. By choice and the girls that wanted to fuck were up to my standards (not that they're ridiculously high). If you're moving with your girlfriend it will happen soon.
I'm not too worried about the sex, I'm sure it will happen soon.
As for the social anxiety, I'm not exactly sure how to explain it. I have had bad experiences with people being very rude and hateful to me in the past. Most of it was while I was in school. I went to an all boys catholic high school, which made me somewhat fear the masculinity in most people. My stepfather being an angry person only made it worse. It sucks to come home every day to someone that acts like they hate you, without even having a reason to do so.
The reason I faked sick for two weeks was because of speech class. I was supposed to do a ten minute speech on animal rights, which was my topic of choice(I've been vegan for almost four years now). The day before I was supposed to give it, I got too scared, so I faked sick and went home. I stayed out of school for two weeks. People literally thought that I had died.
Most days, I can't handle people at all. I just don't know how to talk to them like a normal person should. Drinking tends to help me, but I'm not trying to turn into an alcoholic, so I've just tried to deal with it.