I just watched the epidode where the Enterprise finds the human teenager that was kidnapped by the Talarens. The episode where Picard has to be a mentor for the kid.
Picard is speaking with Troi about being a poor choice for a role model. They begin to have a discusson where Picard admits that he never had any frineds growing up. He said that he wanted to leave home and join Starfleet from the youngest age and didn’t have a childhood. THIS must be his problem… he was a NERD! He had no friends or companions and buried himself in Starfleet. This explains EVERYTHING! ( including his appeal to fans with nearly the same backgrounds). That’s why he can’t get the girl… it’s not because he is old, bald, or disinterested…it’s because he has no clue how. And it’s probably why he is so uncomfortable in unrehersed social situations.
It’s the reason behind his pain when he returns home… and during Generations. It’s like the dork who leaves high school and becomes a nuclear physicist… but his personality never get’s over not haveing a girlfriend in the 10th grade!
Also… about that episode. Wouldn’t Worf had been the best mentor. Haveing the EXACT same origin story. just an observation.