Im by no means a NORMAL 18 year old...Is this strange?

Question

Im 18 but I feel like a 30 year old trapped in an 18 year olds body...Im not in to the high school drama...the boys,the backstabbing friends...I have much older and mature friends,And I dont go for high school boys they are way too immature..Im a virgin and im planning on staying that way untill marriage.Do you think im strange??

Dont get me wrong,I do have friends that are my age but I just dont like to do the things they want to do...Drink,have sex,smoke etc...Even though their is some teens out there that feel the same way as I do..I just like to hang out with young adults..Im just being me.

Answer 1

An 18yr old with mature thoughts and understanding of life.....not strange but surely a rare find. Sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders girl (or should I say woman)....stick with your plan...you're gonna go far!

Answer 2

It's better to be an 18-year-old who's like a 30-year-old than a 30-year-old who's like an 18-year-old. Now that's silly. So when you're a little older, it'll even out. When I was 14, I got placed in the situation of having to help raise the first of 3 nieces, so that by the time I was into my late 20s, I'd already had my kids, in a way, and never had the desire to have kids after that. Then I had to take care of my aging parents. I never had the normal childhood and growing up because I was still a kid and thrown into being in charge of adult situations. Now I am free to do as I please, and at 47, I feel like about my late 20s all over again. And I'm finally starting to do some things for myself, like spending time taking care of myself better. So don't be in such a hurry to grow up. I HAD to, and looking back, I wish I'd been able to do the childhood things. But you can't change what has happened, so you accept what can't be changed, deal with it and move on. Look at the advantages of your situation and focus on that and fine-tune things to make them even better, and look at the disadvantages to see how you can improve on those aspects of your life. And there are certain times when you will have to put others first, but that doesn't cancel out the fact that you will have to be first sometimes, too. Good luck.

Answer 3

I was the same way, you are just mentally more mature than those around you.Always dated older guys, would rather stay at home and watch a movie, not into drinking, or "cruising" around town.

Be aware though, that you miss out on alot of fun things too.
I don't mean the sex, just fun things that people your age are doing.
Be care full also, sometimes older people can take advantage of the naivety that you are still young enough to possess.
Have some fun, but no,
you are not wierd, and not alone.

Answer 4

although i am 33 now i too was like you at 18. the worst was i was older than most kids in high school i was a few months shy of 20 when i graduated. i cared more about school and my own projects and activities than what was the end thing. i was the outcast to some, but the one people could talk to no matter what click they belong to. i was what people would call the neutral person. wonderful choice on the waiting. its not strange at all. most of my friends even now are much older than me from 40-45. my own hubby is 39. so age is just that age. its how you feel comfortable about yourself that matters. good luck

Answer 5

Not by any means! I think you are probably moree mature than other people your age, and I don't think that's a bad thing. High school is pratically made of the drama mama girls and then the immature boys! It gets annoyting and it's nice to meet people who aren't that way and are actually living in reality and don't give a crap about what who's doing with who! And being a virgin until your married, congratulations, because I think that's a good gift to give to your future husband! No i don't think your strange, becuase I'm that way toO!

Answer 6

At 14, she remains a baby and is not any longer mentally waiting to be courting in any case, and relatively an 18 twelve months previous. that's amazingly unusual, and intensely incorrect. What ought to an 18 twelve months previous probably have in hassle-free with a 14 twelve months previous in any case, to no longer point out it relatively is unlawful! She remains a baby, and has no business enterprise being invovled with an grownup. She's too youthful to this ingredient as that's, and relatively an 18 twelve months previous. you have each good to be nervous approximately her, and if her parents do no longer comprehend, i could tell her parents. She is maximum probable in over her head!!. it relatively is why teenagers in lots of circumstances are not allowed to this ingredient till they are sixteen-17, they have greater hassle-free experience and adulthood and a greater efficient head on their shoulders. and NO fourteen twelve months previous could be that mature, they are nonetheless mentally bobbing up, gaining existence-journey, 4 years will no longer be alot once you're an grownup, yet good now 4 years is a substantial age distinction. This courting could be ended as quickly as achievable. Jenxx

Answer 7

in reality, you are probably missing out on some cool things that teens do. while it is great to follow all the rules while crossing the t's and dotting all the i's along the way, perhaps you should stop to smell the roses with some of those your own age. i know that if i ran into someone like you when i was in high school, i wouldn't have talked to you either. in fact, you seem kind of snotty to me. if snotty is normal because people your age are "immature", then you are normal. Fortunatly, these peaople you call immature are probably doing things that many others do at that age.

Answer 8

One thing....don't miss out on all the kid stuff. I was the same as you...always hung out with older guys and i was more mature acting than many of my peers. In a way i regret now trying to grow up so fast.

I'm 45 now and life goes by in a flash. Nothing wrong with having some older Friends, but i think you should also try to have a few your own age.

good luck!

Answer 9

Not at all, and while on the subject, how exactly is "normal" defined? What seems "normal" to one person or group seems "abnormal" to another. I'm willing to bet you are highly intelligent, make very good grades and have had to overcome many things in your 18 years. I promise you are not strange, you are simply you, go on being that and life will always hold wonders and goodness to carry you through the rough times.

Answer 10

Hey, not at all. I was always (mentally) much older than everyone else in my grade...even though I am literally on the YOUNG end. It will help you a lot when you get to college. The very high school ones are going to be extremely lost when they get here, while you'll be fine.

Answer 11

not strange,, normal,,,, by 18 you should be beyond all that high school drama,,,,,,,,and many your age date more mature men,,,,,, women usually mature 4 to 5 years faster then men,,,,,its just when they are still in school, they dont have as many opportunities to meet older men, nor do most men, even 20, 21 , want to date someone under 18,,,,,,
while im sure there are benefits to saving oneself for marriage,,,,, there are also benefits for discoverying what you want,,, what is suited to you , if you do it safely