Is this the norm? should i get ready for a life of solitude. Or is there light at the end of the tunnel
Your mixed experience so far is pretty much the norm. The low levels inparticular are a total cesspit, at least on my server. It did get better as I levelled though, and even though I like to keep an ultra low profile I did acquire a couple of fans along the way

Try to keep the comments in perspective though.

I found myself feeling very negative about boxing when I first started out, then I realised that out of the hundreds of people I'd passed / interacted with during the day most had said absolutely nothing, three or four had said positive / neutral things to me, and only one had let rip with hate.

The mistake I made was letting that one hater get to me, irrational as it was. It's an easy trap to fall into.

As an aside, if anybody really wants some attention, stand in the middle of Shattrath and grant free levels to a character. Man did I get some whispers last night as I took my tree druid from 47 to 60