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Am I Normal?
I always feel like I'm awkward... I read books a lot... and I love to read books about sexual relationships. Every time I read them, I feel like it would be amazing to actually feel love for aomeone besides family, but I never do. I haven't even really had a crush on anyone in two years! Is it normal to want something like this, but not be able to do anything? Am I doing something wrong?
24 Answers
- 1 decade ago
Depends if you're happy in general. Are you afraid of getting into a 'real' relationship and it feels safer to 'love from afar' rather than risk getting your heart broken or getting into something as 'scary' as an adult relationship?
If you're a teenager or have recently broken up with someone (even if its a few years ago but you don't feel you're properly over it) then it could be totally normal.
Sometimes people do this as a defence mechanism to prevent themselves from getting into a relationship that they don't feel ready for, if that's the case then it might be that no matter how 'amazing' it might be to 'think' about being in a relationship it's not what you really and truly want at this moment in time.
Either way, unless it's making you unhappy then I wouldn't worry about it. When the right person comes along then you will feel differently - I promise you! Till then, just remember that there is nothing wrong with you and don't lose confidence in yourself - there is no rule that says you HAVE to be in a relationship with someone if you don't want to be.
It's your life and it's your choice. Don't be pushed into something you're not ready for just because somebody else has an opinion of what is 'normal' and what isn't.
- 1 decade ago
yup, your really normal, i will tell you something that i wished i had known when i was a teenager,,,,,,girls and,boys feel just as awkward and shy as each other!! you dont say how old you are, but maturity, both physical, sexual and emotional all develop at different rates. i was physically and emotionally mature at an early age, but the sexuall maturity, eg, fancying other people, came much later. every one is different. also not sure if your boy or girl, but if your a boy then dont worry about being a romantic, girls love that!! and if your a girl,,,then try not to expect real love to be like in the books,,thats why they call it fiction! but its still great! your turn will come!
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
When I was around 13, I used to get out books on being teenager. I used to like reading about relationships as well and about how they progressed to sexual. I used to want to have a relationship like the ones in the pictures of a teenager with his arm round a girl (they were like proper ninties!) and it used to make me happy that I'd be like that one day. Don't feel weird - you're not alone!!
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- 1 decade ago
Yea it's normal. I want a bf but guys my age are so immature, they won't date a chubby girl. Reading about it is fine. No, you're not doing anything wrong, you might just need to start a conversation with someone at school a little more often and maybe things will change.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yep you're normal. There's no rush. Enjoy being young while you're young! Reading about stuff like that is just part of learning and not feeling like that yet is ok.
- 1 decade ago
Oh, no, you are TOTALLY fine. I do that too, most teens crave a romantic relationship, because its new, and something that they have never experienced before, and everytime they read romance novels, it makes them want to fall in love. i know it does me.
- ♥Paws 4 thawts♥Lv 41 decade ago
Your Normal
You just a romatic like me if been trying to find a boy like that you dont say how old u r email me
xx
- 1 decade ago
i dont think you did anything wrong. I think you just want a thrill you dont sseem to be getting. alot of people get this and solve it in diffrent ways. I think you should try to like someone do some flirting and really TRY to get in with someone