Hey I know I'm a bit late t I've just been thinking about this and remembered seeing this thread title so I hope it's ok to bring it back.
Anyway, I am 33 and have been single for most of my life, not always by choice, but like you I've always been a bit of a loner and besides I'm just so used to being alone, doing what I want when I want. My longest relationship to date was 10 months on and off and he drove me bananas by wanting to spend all his time with me. I need time alone for reading/online etc and I really missed that.
Anyway, I had a chat about this with my aunt the other day, we said we are single sisters, she is the same as me, loving being single, not having to answer to anyone. Right now I think I actually hate relationships, and I've known for years that I don't believe in love (for me) I can't imagine myself ever being crazy about anyone ever again (except for Bill from Tokio Hotel but that's not gonna happen!) even with my obsession for him, it's like safe cos I know I'll never be expected to actually do the whole relationship thing, I can just admire and fantasise about him from afar with no commitments.
As for babies, I do love children, but only when they're someone else's and I can hand them back when they start crying/pooping. It's might seem like a silly concern, but I really need a lot of sleep, like most of the day and I couldn't have that if I had a child, I'd have to be up mad early and I just couldn't handle it. I'm just being practical. I have a cat who is my child and that suits me just fine.
So to summarise, no I don't think it's peculiar, I think everyone is different and can have their own opinion/decisions about it, but no one is right or wrong, it's only right or wrong for each person, not for people in general. You can be my single sister too!
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