Do you like being alone?

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I do pretty much everything alone and I generally like it. Just put on some music and get lost in my own head. If I don't spend some time with friends I'll start to get depressed, but I can go long stretches before that happens. It can get lonely sometimes but it's the only way to get things done, every time I try to involve friends it just never works out. They either string me along by saying they'll show only to cancel at the last minute, be very (very) late to the point where they missed whatever it was we scheduled, or "forget" there was a meetup and just never show.

It would be nice to be a closer/more social person. As long as life keeps proving other people are this unreliable, I don't really see that happening.
 
Izayoi said:
Serious question for the extroverts out there, is the internet not enough to keep loneliness away for you?
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I'm no extrovert and the internet kinda sucks for socializing. Maybe if I'm having a direct conversation with someone on Facebook, but stuff like message boards don't really stave off loneliness. Sort of makes it worse, actually.
 
Tkawsome said:
I'm no extrovert and the internet kinda sucks for socializing. Maybe if I'm having a direct conversation with someone on Facebook, but stuff like message boards don't really stave off loneliness. Sort of makes it worse, actually.
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Weird, because it's the exact opposite for me. Between message boards, IRC, and Steam I'm never lonely, ever. Then again, I can be totally alone for days, with no access to people in any way at all, and I don't get lonely either, so maybe it's just that I don't get lonely.
 
I loooove being alone, no one that can annoy me or whatever. Just me chilling and doing whatever I like, how can I not love that? However I'm a person who can stimulate my own brain easily so I guess that is kinda why. I can enjoy being with people but only a select few really, if I'm in a bigger gathering I have to take on "roles" to feel comfortable.

I don't really ever feel lonely but sometimes I miss the touch of a women.. If that makes sense? I guess its my strong urges that gets me sometimes but its never a feeling of being lonely but more a feeling of wanting to just chill with someone.
 
Izayoi said:
Weird, because it's the exact opposite for me. Between message boards, IRC, and Steam I'm never lonely, ever. Then again, I can be totally alone for days, with no access to people in any way at all, and I don't get lonely either, so maybe it's just that I don't get lonely.
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I can relate, especially when you add Ventrilo. Really, I like hanging around people when I want to but I really like doing my own thing too.
 
I have been alone for most of my life. Being the only kid will just be a lonely life sometimes, but I really enjoyed it. I did what only interested me and had a great time with it. Now I have a girlfriend whom I live with and another roommate. It's not that bad, but I do still enjoy my alone time.
 
I enjoy hanging out with my friends and doing things with them. However, I also love not being in a relationship. I don't have to answer to anyone. I can come and go as I please. I can clean and organize the hell out of my place and know that no one is going to mess it up or take my DVDs out of order or add anything remotely resembling clutter.

So, a bit of both worlds. Part of this, I know, is just that I'm extremely selfish and prize the time that I have.

And I am very happy with my life.
 
BurritoBushido said:
Something I'm curious about. I absolutely feel this need to be around people constantly. I love having them around, even if I'm not necessarily interacting with them. I hate being alone.

One of my best friends on the other hand, he practically hates people. He enjoys his solitude and has few friends. His girlfriend of 6 years lives in Austria, he met her playing WoW, since he tended to be so anti-social in meatspace for a while.

Another friend of mine says he'd have no problem living alone for the rest of his life, with the exception of his incredible lust. Meanwhile I am a bit of a hopeless romantic myself and can't imagine not ever eventually having a life-mate.

I'm curious GAF, where do you tend on this scale?

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I like to be alone after work days, when it's possible.
 
Very very rarely.

Sometimes there are just those days where I want some peace and quite. But for the most part I'd rather be out with someone.
 
As I've moved back to the USA I'm mostly alone until I go to Cyprus in the summer/holidays etc. It's pretty bad how lonely I could get but my situation is better since I've met a few people in the US and it's not as boring waiting for every summer or winter.
 
I really enjoy spending time with friends.

However I can also tolerate being alone, I just need some sort of contact with familiar people every once in awhile. Living at home it can be my parents, but I need to have friends around while at school, or have a work environment where I am on solid terms with people. I have a bit of anxiety about initiating things though so I should probably get that taken care of before I move away on my own for good.

As for women, I sort of just want more women friends now. I don't feel comfortable in romantic relationships and my sex drive is low enough that I can do without them
 
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too close to home. way too close.
:(

i like spending time on my own more than most people, and i love living alone
but i still like doing stuff with my acquaintances/friends, and i'm working on expanding my social circle
no girlfriend tho. forever alone.
 
I like hanging out with my friends, but I often find that I need space for me. It's something that I'm trying to get over as I get older, but sometimes I just need to seclude myself for a bit and not see anyone, I get pretty exhausted from trying to interact with people all the time and somehow being alone is relaxing. The hard part is trying to get people to understand that it's not that I don't want to hang out with them, but there are times when I just feel more comfortable alone or just want to stay in by myself.

I can see how this could be irritating to some people, though my close friends seem to be understanding. I've also been making an effort to spend extended amounts of time around people.
 
When my son isn't here I spend 75% of my time alone. Don't mind it at all. Today I finished half my homework and later on I am going to get some sushi and watch Cold Fish.

If I lived in a big city I would probably go for a walk.
 
Most of my close friends moved away to university, so during term time I don't socialise nearly half as much as I used to when I was younger besides seeing my girlfriend.

I don't know if it's cos I'm getting older now (21) but I don't mind it as much as I thought I would.
 
I have 3 friends. I like to chill with them when the opportunity arises, and that's not too often. If it's not one of them, I'm perfectly fine with being alone. I like my own company.

I really don't like people, too much stupidity. I've been in college for 2 years now and thank god for headphones and an mp3 player.
 
I like to be alone and have "me" time.... doing things I love and enjoy .

but I also like to be with my family and hang out with friends when I feel bored.
 
Yes. I have lost a lot of friends due to this, as I just don't feel the need to hang out with people very often. As you can probably guess, I don't really care, though!

The friends I have left either understand how I am, or are sort of like me.
 
I'm split down the middle. I love my alone time, I find when I'm staying with friends or vice versa, there is only so much I can take and after a while I'm dying for them to leave or for me to get back home. I find theres also nothing better sometimes than kicking back and watching 4 episodes of 24 or surfing gaf.

Then on the other hand I enjoy the company of others when sharing a meal, watching a movie, having a drink, experiencing a new place, listening to a live band etc.
 
i hate being lonely, but i don't have any real choice considering i have a terrible personality and everybody hates me.
 
Dissonance said:
Deep down, no one likes being alone.
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this man knows.

alone time and 'being alone' are different though.
 
I spend most of my time alone, not really because I like being alone but more because I am terrible with social interaction. The only human interaction I really get at the minute is at work, and even then it is mostly work-related conversation.

I can communicate well when the situation forces my hand, but going up to people I don't know and striking up a conversation is not something I've ever really done, or at least not successfully. I just don't know how, what the protocols are or anything.

I feel one of the mistakes people make about me when they meet me is that I'm introverted. Actually, I am pretty extroverted, come up as ENFP on Myers-Briggs pretty consistently, etc. I can be pretty expressive and warm when I feel I can. It's just some kind of social anxiety that stops me from being who I am.

Sometimes I feel like an outside observer of society rather than a participant.
 
rocksteady1983 said:
I used to have a friend that constantly and I mean CONSTANTLY needed to be around people. So damn annoying. For example he would call me and ask shit like "Hey, bro, I'm going to go wash my truck, want to come with me" Why the fuck would I want to go sit in his truck while he washes it?
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My god I cannot stand these kinds of people or stand to be around them. If you can't even do simple things by yourself like go to a car wash, grocery store, etc., then you will have problems in life.

I on the other hand love and appreciate doing things alone. It's all about having a good balance between doing things with other people and just being on your own. Lately I've been going to see movies alone and I absolutely love it.
 
I am an extrovert who loves to lead, and I ADORE my alone time. The large majority of my time is spent planning, working, talking, and being a type A personality. But I cherish my lonesome when I get it... I'm such a homebody at times is awesome.

I should add, I'm not 'alone' since I'm married but I have alone time.
 
No not really. I mean sometimes its nice when you want to relax, but for those that have been alone on more literal terms for most of their life, after you hit a certain age you realize there really is no point to life being on your own all the time. Me personally am 27 and have reached the point where im considering throwing in the towel cause honestly im bored with having the only thing going on is getting up to go work for someone else. Im either gonna get real lucky and someone else will reach out, or i get lucky and strike it rich and buy my way out of this hole, or nothing happens.
 
I like it! I like being a single.
Sex here, party there, but at the end of the night -> leave me alone, dammit!
 
I think it's completely insane for people not wanting to be alone sometimes. Are you comfortable with doing everything in front of someone?
 
I'm alone for the majority of my time and don't mind it one bit. I focus on my work, teach myself new things and read a lot. I don't usually go out of my way to call people up to hang, mostly because a lot of my friends are working hard in their careers and at this point that's what everyone is focused on, but if we all plan something or someone starts a phone chain I won't pass up going out to stay at home.

It's all about balance.
 
I need human interaction, at least seeing people. I can sit in my house for a day, maybe 2. Usually that happens during snowstorms and when I get sick. I don't mind being alone though, car rides, just listening to music, stuff like that.
 
Fuck I just realized that I used to love being alone, but now that I'm on (prescription) drugs I need people from time to time.
 
I definitely move toward spending time alone. I get plenty of socialization at work on the weekdays, and I always see my friends and family on Saturdays and Sunday, respectively, but I spend most of the rest of the time alone, and I basically prefer that. Two caveats: I do wish I had one or two friends who were really hobbyists in video games and/or new music, to share my interests with. Also, while I don't get lonely that often, a lot of times if I spend several hours alone I find that I just feel weird. Disconnected in a way that's uncomfortable.
 
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