I think you need to do a lot of shooting before you make that decision. Back when I was 18, I was lucky enough to have a friend who let me come with his family to a week-long shooting class with a borrowed pistol. The training was valuable, as was learning what I liked and didn't like.
Everyone's tastes and needs are slightly different. Some folks love revolvers, others like autos. Some like double action, some single action, some DA/SA. Some like manual safeties, others abhor them. Some don't mind a high bore axis, others demand low. Some can palm a double-stack .45, others need a single-stack .380 to fit their hand. Some people can conceal a full-size pistol (or don't care about concealment) and others have trouble hiding a pocket-pistol and might lose their job if they are discovered.
You can learn to use anything reliable well, but what fits you best will take time (and probably some wasted money) to determine.
I suggest you try to get a lot more trigger time on a lot of different guns, and save up your money until you've found what fits best. Don't let anyone push you really hard into buying a particular brand or model until you've tried it and many others. There are so many really decent carry guns out there these days that you've got your work cut out for you. Also, whatever you choose, get training on it.
I think you need to do a lot of shooting before you make that decision. Back when I was 18, I was lucky enough to have a friend who let me come with his family to a week-long shooting class with a borrowed pistol. The training was valuable, as was learning what I liked and didn't like.
...Understand, you must be 21 to purchase a handgun, so it will have to be gifted from someone else.
...and my dad will get it for me I just have to give him the money