Bendrr
I just read your post before mine. You are the same age as my "little" brother and from what you said a similar story.
He was DF a numberof years ago and seems to be stuck in no mans land. The family try to encourage him to get a life, poor lad, although DF he is still a JW in his thinking. I think this is the reason he finds it hard to get a girlfriend and move out from our Mums home!
Sorry you are not near me, I would have loved to go for a Pint with you (that's not a gay thing -LOL!) it's what we do here in the UK with our mates (male friends, buddies) .
Qwerty