Good thread, I'm a beginner but I'm already pretty sure I won't get a Sponsor any time soon.
I feel confident enough in my abilities and sincerity to the mission of recovery to do the steps initially by myself, without adding any potential worry of an ex-alcoholic gossip being involved in the various facts and history of my life. It's human nature to gossip and AA can't really change that.
I felt strange when I went to a second "home" meeting and saw someone that I knew slightly, but who knows my name, contact info, etc., so in essence my anonymity was busted pretty early in AA. That may be one of the reasons why I'm cautious about having a Sponsor.
In any event, I'm happy to proceed as I have been.
Cheers to sobriety!