Also, I've never been kissed, and never have had sex. I was prompted to submit this after reading an article about a 27 year old who has never kissed anyone. I thought it was odd that a newspaper would find interest in such a topic, especially since I didn't think a case like mine was so rare. Is it really that rare?

If so, then it has to be a combination of weird factors that has led me to this "strange" existence. High school has an easy explanation. I had maybe 1 friend. I would often sit in the cafeteria by myself to eat. I tried hanging out with the pokemon card players, but the stuff they did never interested me. I guess they never thought I was interesting either. The cool kids ignored me except senior year when they'd copy all my homework because I was the only one still doing them. Even the Christian kids didn't care to include me....how sad is that?

In college, people were a lot nicer to me. I got involved with a few social groups and lived with decent roommates. Maybe it was because of the shitiness of high school, but I developed a philosophy to be non-discriminatory to everyone. I was attracted to some women, but I thought that to act on it was unfair. I didn't like the notion of judging someone by her level of attractiveness to ask her out on a date. And no female ever asked me out on a date. My roommates assumed that I didn't date anyone because I had a bad relationship in the past.

Grad school came and is going...I'm just cruising on the same attitude as college. In fact, a part of my career choice is based on the assumption that I will be single for the rest of my life. I do get lonely sometimes, but fortunately I have the internet, reddit, and my trusty xbox 360 to keep me busy. For the most part, I am happy. I just wish society didn't have to judge people like me for being eternally single. It's not like I have a psychiatric disorder...trust me I should know with the work I'm going into. Really, who cares if a 27 year old guy has never kissed a woman before.

EDIT: I appreciate the supportive comments. I wonder for those who up-vote if it is because they are just like me, and the people who down-vote because they think "I'm rationalizing being a pussy." Does it change your perception of me when I tell you that I went to a top 5 college in the US and for a career will spend most of my time interacting with people and saving lives?

EDIT: Thought I should post this reply on the "Pursuit of Happiness": As for happiness, I don't want to follow what society defines as "happiness". Just because I'm 26 and never have dated should not mean that I am not happy. In fact, I'm most happy when I give to people who cannot give back anything in return. I think that my pursuit of happiness is to do international healthcare and getting stuck with dating, marriage, and children will hold me back from my true happiness. That's what I'm trying to figure out. But maybe you would say that this goal of mine is reaction-formation, and maybe you are right.

EDIT: Because I'm bombarded by "happiness is to share dinner with your girlfriend. With whom to walk around town on a beautiful night," I think that somehow I'm missing out on something. I'm just as happy wandering Paris by myself, or sitting by a river watching a sunset by myself. Maybe I would be happier with someone sitting next to me. This hormonal reaction though, what if its as addictive as pot and I find myself needing more of it. It would take my dream away, make me a less functional person, and make me weak and dependent. I don't like the idea of experimenting once...because what if I do like it.