joey is a teapot wrote:
I'm beyond late bloomer - I really haven't bloomed yet. I'm not embarassed about it - there's a lot of stuff I need to fix about me, emotionally and mentally, before I make dating a priority.

iawtc.  Although I would say that for me, there are times I do feel embarrassment.  And then there are the times when I feel totally and 100% heartbroken over it, as if I'm nothing more than a lifeless doll just sitting in the corner gathering dust.  But that is all about the needing to fix me, myself and I.

My friends know everything about me and it's not a big thing to them, they don't pester me about it or make fun.  They know the whole story and background as to why I am the way I am.  It's just my life, the path that I set out on and ended up staying on for many years. 

They do come to me for advice and I believe it is because I can look at it as a 3rd party; I can step back and analyze and give a more logical answer or solution, instead of an emotional response.  But they do that for a great many things, not just romantic relationship advice because that is just the kind of person I am.  I look at both sides, I give both arguments for or against whatever and I always tell them any and every solution that comes to mind.  Then in the end, it's up to them if they want to take what I've said and us it to their advantage or just throw it out.