@The Pentacle Queen,
Sounds to me, PQ, that you've just had a real connection (with a male) and you're excited that it's possible again, in which case, bravo.
You're young and chances are you're hanging out with young people. Many haven't developed an interest or interests similar to yours at that age, so it doesn't surprise me that you haven't previously found it. But now you have, so you have cause to anticipate that. Good for you.
As for being self-important and silly, I wouldn't have said that, but I think most of us felt (and some still feel) self-important at some time. In fact, I think we're all born that way and have to have it taught out of us (being made to share, think of others and their feelings, etc).
I remember questioning and analyzing everything at your age, and really can't say I came to any definitive answers or solutions, other than that most of it no longer matters to me
I eventually became exhausted and just came to accept that I don't need (and can't) know the answers to everything
I remember my most constant question was "Why don't people just tell the truth?" and came to realize that that's not always a productive, constructive thing to do. I still prefer honesty, mind you, but accept there are as many reasons as there are people as to why we're not always honest.
Anyway, PQ... good going forward.