I am 34 and have social anxiety and would love to correspond with you. I live in Australia and am married with no kid and two cats. The good part about this bulletin board is reading all the messages from people that sound just like me - it is very comforting to know that someone else has the same hopes, fears and dreams as I do. This year I have commenced study at Uni so am really pushing myself hard into scary situations and am trying to learn how to manage the anxiety through this, especially with positive thought control.
Different things work for different folks.
Anyway, if you would like to correspond I have attached my e.mail address. Good luck with everything.