Does love-shyness affect people of all ages?
Generally, to be considered love-shy, one has to be an adult, but otherwise, yes. Gilmartin studied love-shys of all age groups, ranging from college students to men in their 50s and 60s. All exhibited similar symptoms and voiced similar complaints, though the older love-shyes suffered notably more than the younger ones. The love-shy.com forum has active members of all adult ages. Love-shyness doesn’t simply start affecting people when they’re adults, though that’s when the worst of the symptoms tend to come in. The seeds of love-shyness are often set in childhood, as love-shys tend to fall behind socially and become pariahs, and suffer all the negative consequences that result.
