Are you a "loner"?

[ManBearPig]

Just curious. Half of my family is like this (including me), and the other half isnt. This is including my parents. Was curious since I saw the thread about the guy hanging himself who was described as a "loner" and think its weird how some people are loners and are ok with it and others are not. Discuss.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Yes, but not lonely.

 

[Anubis]

i moved beyond loner years ago right into recluse territory

 

[Soundmanred]

Nobody is OK with it. They just pretend they are.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Um, why do you think I have nearly 30k posts across the various forums I visit?

 

[Soccerman06]

/r/foreveralone YAY!

 

[Imp]

Nobody is OK with it. They just pretend they are.

I don't think "pretend" is necessary. It just becomes the norm so you stop thinking about it.

 

[BD231]

I keep few friends but Im not a loner, most people are just fuking annoying needy overly opinionated stupid vain self centered blood sucking sheep like leeches.

 

[lozina]

Yes, but not lonely.

Neil McCauley, is that you?

 

[irishScott]

I wouldn't describe myself as a loner, I just like engaging with people on my terms. I've lived alone for the last few years so I'm used to keeping myself busy, meaning I usually have something going on. That and I've found a lot of people are just superficial and/or stupid or otherwise just not fun to be around. That said when my friends I do hang out we go all out (think the record is staying up until 5 am the night before a beach trip, then all day at the beach. Exhausting but awesome.).

Every psychological exam (including professional ones) I've taken to date says I'm an extrovert, so there you go.

 

[sandorski]

Yup, ok with it 95% of the time. Probably be a whole different story if there was no Internet.

 

[natto fire]

It's not so much that I'm a loner more so that I rarely find people worth keeping company. Usually referred to as cynicism.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I don't think "pretend" is necessary. It just becomes the norm so you stop thinking about it.

This. I remember breaking down in tears about how I had no friends in 3rd grade. Today I don't care so much. My honest goal in life is to get a decent paying cubicle-type job of minimal human interaction, so that I may spend the rest of my time in a home all by myself, with money to spend on collections and entertainment all for myself.

 

[BoomerD]

Um, why do you think I have nearly 30k posts across the various forums I visit?

Because you're a slacker...:biggrin:


I'm definitely an introvert...I prefer to be alone, or at the most, with only a few close friends, NEVER in a large group or crowd.

I've been married since about the 3rd fucking grade...so I can't really call myself a loner, but if something happens to my better half, I'd probably become a hermit.

 

[clamum]

Yep. I've always been like that and I don't see it changing. I'm an introvert though. I don't have a problem talking to strangers or being I'm crowds and whatnot but without a good amount of "me" time I would probably go insane.

 

[TechAZ]

I'm definitely a loner. Being married and moving 2k miles from home into a management position has not helped. I enjoy it mostly though.

I seem to be able to "move on" easily and never kept in touch with friends from home. My wife is the opposite of me and I hate being dragged to her friends' events....although people seem to like me, I just don't take the plunge and make an attempt to keep in contact or put any effort into making friends.

 

[Leros]

I'm a loner. Too much social interaction wears me out. I prefer to spend a good majority of my free time alone.

 

[zCypher]

Definitely a loner and I like it that way. Like one of the previous posters said, I interact on my terms. I don't keep many people close. There are a lot of great people out there and I definitely enjoy having them be part of my life, but there is a lot of "fluff" out there in terms of people-quality. What's important to me is the happiness of my family, gf and myself.

I sometimes get the impression that people think I am more extroverted and social, but they are mistaken. I'm not socially oblivious or retarded and I can get along fine with people and make friends, I just don't care to surround myself with people that aren't all that meaningful to me.

 

[bigrash]

I used to a loner a while back. I'm not like that anymore, but every now and then, I don't mind being on my own.

 

[Leros]

Definitely a loner and I like it that way. Like one of the previous posters said, I interact on my terms. I don't keep many people close. There are a lot of great people out there and I definitely enjoy having them be part of my life, but there is a lot of "fluff" out there in terms of people-quality. What's important to me is the happiness of my family, gf and myself.

I sometimes get the impression that people think I am more extroverted and social, but they are mistaken. I'm not socially oblivious or retarded and I can get along fine with people and make friends, I just don't care to surround myself with people that aren't all that meaningful to me.

I understand that. My preferred social situation is to have 2 or 3 close friends and a significant other. That's more than enough to keep my social life occupied full time.

 

[jlee]

Nope.

 

[hans007]

I definitely need my alone time. But I also like having people around.

I'm actually pretty extroverted but on the other hand being around people so much sometimes is just exhausting .

 

[IGemini]

I've learned to be a loner out of necessity. How much I like it depends on my state of mind at the time; I'm rather ambiverted. Right now I spend most of my time working alone, so not liking it a lot right now.

 

[ManBearPig]

Breaking news: nerds are loners.

:awe:

 

[Sluggo]

My honest goal in life is to get a decent paying cubicle-type job of minimal human interaction, so that I may spend the rest of my time in a home all by myself, with money to spend on collections and entertainment all for myself.

Thats probably the most depressing shit I have read in 2012.