Naaah, you *are* a klutz ... just kidding. Feel better yet?

Seriously though, there are a lot of factors that come in to play, but three factors are normally most significant:
"stick-time" - the amount of time you have actually spent flying
"Natural ability" - some people just fly, others actually have to learn to fly
"Instructor" - There are three types of instructors: gung-ho-go-gettem types, conservative cover-all-the-bases types, and inattentive types.

An exceptional instructor will be able to push you with just the right pressure so that you feel you are always accomplishing things, while at the same time you are re-inforcing all the things you have learned already. There are very few exceptional instructors.

For the most part, instructors err on the side of caution, and they keep you flying in a way that re-inforces the things you learned so far... master your current skills before moving on to the next skill. Some people find this to be boring, but, the instructor shuould have the final word (safe flying is the instructor's responsibility).

The go-gettem instructors will progress people too fast, and you will have "winged" pilots with 3 flights under their belt, and never have flown in wind more than 5kph... ;-) I believe that people should have a broader experience than just 30mins stick time before they get their wings... but I am somewhat conservative.

I am rambling... so let me get back on track.

Try not to measure your progress in weeks and months till you solo... rather measure it in stick time (or gallons of fuel). I'm not going to put firm numbers against things, but I soloed after about 1.5 galons of fuel (about 20 8minute flights if I recall). Because I did that stick time in rapid succession (wednesdays and sundays for 4 weeks) I got my wings in a month. Many people in the club thought I was a "fast learner", but in fact, I am no faster than the guy who comes out every couple of weeks, get's 10 minute's of flying, and takes 6 months to get their wings.

So, just relax, take pleasure in the other things at the field (conversation, weather, people, birds, etc...) and stop trying to compare yourself to others.

gus