Dude, I'm 68 and not even close to getting it; don't feel bad. I have 0 idea what any potential partner might want that I have at my age and current circumstances. I've tried the online dating thing-nope, nothing-and every time I go somewhere and notice someone who would interest me, they either are too young (my assumption), or too old, have a ring on, or someone (partner, presumably) comes up to join them.

When I was working, and out amongst people, it was fairly easy to get acquainted with potential partners, or at least dating prospects; alone, in a new, unfamiliar community, and in a social milieu in which it is very hard to grasp social norms regarding relationship formation, I'm at a complete loss.

My sister, after hosting me for a few months at her home, called me "unobservant" and "obsequious." And she seemed to be angry and frustrated at me. Of course, she didn't bother to explain what, exactly, she meant by that, or why she came to that conclusion; further adding to my consternation. I know what those terms mean, but not what she meant by using them.

It sometimes seems as though society went off in a completely different direction when I wasn't looking.

humans with an advanced emotional intelligence & perception of their immediate environment are most probably not supposed to share a home. sharing moments of joy & drama & lust & peace, yes, but not a permanent joint abode.