If you are a loner are you considered to have no life?

[Verp]

As long as one's lifestyle is based on informed decisions and the person still has the ability to react to changes in their environment, I don't see any reason to doubt or question.

If I were to find out that your lifestyle is caused by a series of knee-jerk reactions, an unhealthy obsession, or something of the sort, I would think differently.

 

[D Moness]

Can't say I see the problem. I'm not much different. I socialize at work on a daily basis but once I clock out I pretty much keep to myself. Except for Friday evenings; those are for co-op gaming with my best friend. =)

Same here only with me friday evening is D&D night with friends.
A life is what you make of it.

 

[astrav1]

If a person is alive, they have a life.

 

[Torrasque]

Do you have a pulse?
Are you able to perform feats that the average corpse cannot?
If the answer to both or one of these is yes, then the answer is yes.

^ this

Also, it doesn't really matter if you interact with alot of people.
Most people define "having a life" as going partying every weekend, and hanging out with 4+ people every day.
That gets really dull just thinking about it?
Do what you enjoy because you enjoy it, not because someone tells you that you should enjoy it.

Being a lone wolf is a type of lifestyle, no? There is nothing wrong with that unless you find yourself naked, rubbing peanut butter all over yourself, and dancing in the dark. *shrug*

I prefer Nutella.

 

[thegermanguy]

hey, of course you have a life! a gamer life is still a live!

just don't lose contact to other people, keep good friends close and be happy. then you should be fine!

 

[Pink_Pirate]

Social people dont seam to understand that us loners, recluses and otherwise socially retarded people dont seek out the acknowledgement of other in order to validate our existence. I dont mean to sound condescending either, it's just a matter fact. It's what makes people different from each other, if your a loner, that doesn't mean you dont have a life (an expression most commonly used in reference to social life anyway), it just means you experience the world in a different way from those people that do "have lives", and that should be something that is celebrated not shunned.

 

[Seriphina]

A more accurate question may be "do you have a good quality of life?" but then that's all down to individual interpretation. Spending so much time isolated can only result in a certain amount of depression and maybe it's up to you to solve that. Don't be so down on yourself. Get some exercise - ENDORPHINES!!!!

 

[Artina89]

You prefer being alone as opposed to being with other people and that's no bad thing. If people don't like your lifestyle then that's their problem.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

Of course it does. EVERYONE knows loners are freaks.

Nah, but seriously, Aylaine has it right. I'd have said much the same had she not beaten me to it. Albeit in a more angry, roundabout way.

I am a fierce recluse myself, as hilarious as I'm sure that sounds. I try not to make friends and generally prefer being without company.
The difference here is I actually DO have no life, but that has absolutely nothing to do with my status as a complete loner prick.

 

[Wadders]

I wouldnt worry about it too much pal, people are a lot of hassle anyways.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

As someone who used to see dozens of friends daily before university and now no one but the internet during university; I would say you have a life if you are a loner. I mean I'm a loner not by choice but by necessity. I'm so busy during the average day with 3 hours of commuting, 6 hours of class and 4 hours of working on projects each day that I don't have time for a social life outside of the internet. Heck, I'm only posting here because I happen to have pneumonia and have to rest. It took a serious condition for me to stop working and get back in contact with my friends out of province.

*sigh*

I miss my old lifestyle a bit but I'm doing what I love. I just hope that next year I'll be able to hang out with my classmates instead of just commuting to talk to them, work with them and leave for the next day.

I'm very lonely but I certainly have a life. A very busy, expensive life. This was what my Sister was talking about when she was a student! It is just a shame I have no roommates.

I think that's a silly label society has placed on loners. Some people just do better alone then with others, it doesn't mean they have no life. I believe you have a life, AMMO Kid!

Of course, there are always people like Aylaine around who brighten my day :3

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

Yes, you have a life. Probably one with less stress too!

I, being a loner too, can easily say that you are right. When I use to have friends there was too much drama and stress. Life is better now.

 

[Quiet Stranger]

If you're a loner (like me) but you enjoy the things you do (play video games and read comic books, me) then that's your life

 

[Dogstile]

(my friends say its being emo, but, obviously they don't know what the fuck they're talking about)

They don't, every emo I know is an attention whore :L

But yeah, being a longer isn't too bad. I know plenty who go to college. Bit weird, but meh, can't all be blessed with being good in social situations

 

[Uncreation]

And no, you do not "have a life" if you spend most of your time sitting alone. You are alive, but not living your life.

Why not? Who are you to say he doesn't have a life? Who are you to say he doesn't live his life? Some people feel better that way. Heck i probably fit that description as well.

 

[Edorf]

That really depends on one simple question:
Do you WANT to be alone?

If yes, you do have a life... You choose to be alone because well, you prefer to be alone, everyone has different ideas about what the optimal life would be like, some prefer being alone, others prefer getting shitfaced every weekend.

If no, Sorry... You dont have a life, I would recommend you try to hang out with people on your sparetime. Just start it easily by asking some of the people you socialize with if they'd like to go see a movie some time or something.



Personally I am so freaking sick of people saying that a person who never goes out with people on his spare time has no life. It's like it hasnt even occurred to them that not everyone are like them. This is speaking from personal experience, I used to just be with myself because it is what I enjoyed. I could not be bothered with having to care for others, when I was alone I could do whatever I liked, when I liked.
Now I tend to get out slightly more, but I still enjoy some "me" time every once in a while!

TL;DR: There's a huge difference between being alone by choice, and having no life.