Does anyone else feel disconnected from people their age?

I never really realized this about myself. I mean I enjoy being alone and never thought of it as negative. Until a classmate asked me, "why do you never socialize". I responded with "because I don't want to". But I guess the answer was "because I don't feel the need to". From then on I started to see my introvert and loner personality as negative in a way. If you have ever felt this way I just want to let you know it's ok. It's ok to not want to talk to others, want attention, be a loner, and it's also ok to be the opposite of all of these. Everyone is different and people should learn to respect that.