Personally for me, I tried searching when I was 18. Back then the internet was not widely available, so I kept hitting dead end after dead end. Which now in retrospect it was the best thing for me. I do not think I could of handle the rejection well at that age, heck I am not even sure I can handle it well now.
Anyway, it took me until after I had my second child to actually get the major urge to sit down and search for her. By then I was well established in my life. I do agree with the other posters, she is thinking about you.
