Gliding is an affordable entry into flying, but be warned it is addictive and time consuming, if you fancy giving it a go book a day course at your local club, April to September will give you a good chance of decent weather, if you like that, join the club and start to learn, you will make quick progress if you have one or two instructors that get to know you. It can be time time consuming most clubs expect one weekend day a month duty time and you may want to do more, if you have a partner he / she will need to be understanding.
Your first goal is to fly solo, a quick learner with good instructors maybe 40 flights, by that time you will have learned the basics and scope of gliding, the more you get involved the more you learn. Your fellow club members will come from all walks of life and appearance is no guide to experience or rank so get to know who is who.
Best of luck, fit in with the club rules and stay out of club politics.