Poll: Wow, I'm a sad person, I guess.

[Reaper69lol]

I like being alone. I mean, I have a close circle of friends, sure, but apart from that, Id rather be alone.

 

[Daniel_Rosamilia]

I enjoy it. I find being with other people do be a very draining experience. I sometimes like to be with others, but only for short times, otherwise I start to dislike the experience.

I'm with you on this one.
I prefer to distance myself from the people in my school and sit in the computer lab/library and play games, but if it either seems like a good idea or I have no access to games, then I'll hang with a very select few people.

I find the second part of your sentence to be very much accurate in my case. If I'm stuck in a group for some project, I hang on the edges and only help if there's either a really good opportunity to get a good idea to snowball, or if there's been absolutely no advancement in the past 5-10 minutes.

 

[Crash 9000]

All the chicks I have ever spoken to lose interest in me when I say I have a terrible career that doesn't pay much. I don't, but if they know I have a good income they might only want me for my money.

So I would rather be alone all my life than someone who just wants me to pick up after them.

 

[Vitor Goncalves]

I enjoy it. I find being with other people do be a very draining experience. I sometimes like to be with others, but only for short times, otherwise I start to dislike the experience.

Draining experience?! XD

OP. I love my lonely time althou I felt the urge to find a soulmate and I actually found. Could not feel more happy.

 

[AndyRock]

I like my freedom wheen I'm alone, but I also like to hang around with my friends, I can't realy decide what I prefer though, a good balance is what it takes to make me happy

 

[Dapsen]

I could be happy living alone in the mountains, with nothing but my own thoughts.
But that doesn't mean i wouldn't rather share my life with somebody i love.
I go for the relationship option 100%, but i can live a happy life if it doesn't work.

I didn't vote by the way.

 

[Woodsey]

All the chicks I have ever spoken to lose interest in me when I say I have a terrible career that doesn't pay much. I don't, but if they know I have a good income they might only want me for my money.

That's a slightly flawed plan, considering it makes you sound like a going-nowhere-loser.

And why should anyone be interested in someone like that?

 

[Captain Pancake]

It's not that I necessarily like being alone more, it's just that I'm more comfortable on my own.

 

[llew]

I prefer my solitude.
That's why I like the internet. I can talk to people without having to suffer the torment of being in their presence.

To clarify: Most people just don't get me. It isn't that I'm some super intelligent genius or something.
I'm just so weird and random and I HATE small talk. I loathe it so much it's indescribable. It's boring and pointless.
On top of that, most times I don't say what I'm thinking. I'll think of a response to someone and then never say it. Eventually they'll start thinking I'm ignoring them or something. I also tend to be brutally honest, so people tend to get all butt hurt.

you took the words out of my mouth lol

 

[The Stonker]

A few days ago in my F.C.E clas (Family and Consumer Edutation) we had a stupid talking circle about marriage, everyone in the class, except for me said that they wanted to get married, and one of the girls two seats away asked me quietly, "Don't you think thats depressing, being alone?" And then it hit me, I think beng alone is a bonus in life, and the majority of people think it is a sad depressing way to live.

As for the disscussion value of this, who else likes being alone, and who likes companions in life.

You picked a class full of women who probably want to become "housewifes" xD Of course they want to get married!
But really you can have a special someone and not get married my friends parents are like that he doesn't want to marry her because he's scared that she would leave him on the spot.


And if people are so pro marriage then what about homosexual couples? They can't get married and their still together and happy

 

[TimeLord]

I hate being alone, just being with a friend is better than being alone.

Companion: The reason I'm here is because he hates being alone on his travels

 

[Samuel Cook]

I'm not a loner, but I'm not a very social person. I can see where you're coming from, and it's exactly why I don't want a girlfriend or loads of friends. It's just another commitment, if I want to do something or go somewhere out of the blue, then I don't want to be tied down by a family.

I'm not saying that I wouldn't get married, but unless I meet someone who is as restless as I am, and is up for an adventure rather than going through the motions then I wouldn't want to put a girl through it.

 

[GothmogII]

Thing is, there are very few people who are truly alone, and, most if not all of the people posting in here don't fall into that category.

You may value your solitary time more than other people, or dislike the intricacies and idiocies that make up social communication, but the mere fact that you even thought to post on a forum to tell someone about it shows that you are not so the hermit some people are describing.

For me, I suffer from social phobia, I'm not agoraphobic thankfully, but I have few friendships (two to be exact, and one of those is with a family member), have never been in a relationship, and react to most social situations with utter dread and verbal paralysis when dealing with a group or public speaking. One to one, I'm good. Left to my own devices I'm just peachy.

So, when the issue of marriage pops up in my head, or indeed a relationship at all I come to the sad realisation that, yeah, I'm probably going to be alone for a lot of my life, especially as I get older. I'm only twenty three, so I'm not completely lacking in hopefulness, but, stepping back and looking at the nature of my personality, being alone is seeming increasingly likely, and I guess, one of the ways I deal with that is simply not letting it bother me. While that does play to a certain amount of wrong headed acceptance on my part, I feel I would probably be a lot worse off if I didn't accept it.

This not to say I don't get pangs of loneliness from time to time, I do.

 

[The Cheezy One]

i know people consider themselves to be loners, but i bet they still talk to people, go outside... basically the only people that can call themselves loners are hermits. also, anyone who says they are a loner and dont talk much?
you are lying by saying that.
by posting on this thread, you are communicating your opinion, and that means psychologically you want a response. hence, conversation.
you can call yourself a loner because you dont talk much, or because other people dont talk to you, but thats a load of BS
a friend of mine rarely spoke, hung around in the background, rarely contributed, but was at every social gathering
also, i think games and films are to blame for this. protagonists in games are cool and relatable, but mostly loners and unreponsive - see squall, aragorn, batman, caim, kaim, etc.
this instills in gamers the urge not to be the loner, but ironically to be seen as the loner. for this, they have to surround themselves with people so they can increase the chances of being seen as a loner. instead they just look depressed. another friend of mine tried it to attract a girl, but she was put off by his unresponsiveness.

OT: i dont mind being alone, but i like to be invited to social gatherings. i dont always attend, but its just nice to be appreciated. unfortunatly, im the "funny" guy in the group, so most people hate me. ive found out about a couple events that people SPECIFICALLY havent invited me to
i lived in london until i was 7, then moved to newcastle. for anyone outside the UK, this is literally the other side of the country. newcastles residents are oyal and kind, but very defencive about themselves. being from london, a more modern part of the UK, i was shunned for years. for this reason, i have very few close friends.
one close friend i had for years, i discovered later that he stole from me constantly, but i couldnt "break up" with him because he was constantly depressed. but its hard to have to watch a friends hands all the time to make sure he doesnt steal anything.
id love to have someone i can trust, but i spend a lot of time alone

Thing is, there are very few people who are truly alone, and, most if not all of the people posting in here don't fall into that category.

You may value your solitary time more than other people, or dislike the intricacies and idiocies that make up social communication, but the mere fact that you even thought to post on a forum to tell someone about it shows that you are not so the hermit some people are describing.

i just noticed you had posted that after i wrote up my post

 

[DividedUnity]

The poll needs more than just a yes option. Being alone is ok sometimes. Marriage isnt what its cracked up to be either but just get a girlfriend. You can have sex and enjoy a relationship without losing your manhood and half your possesions.

Um, I don't think getting married makes you any less of a man. If anything, it makes you more of a man.

And well it's just the way you are. It's not sad, it's you. I prefer to have some time to myself. I mean, who doesn't? I find that people who like being constantly surrounded by other people, are kinda annoying.

And maybe you just haven't found the right person to help you believe that a life with a companion could be an exciting and fun one.

No getting married doesnt mean youre less of a man. However I only know of one married man that didnt lose his free will after marriage. I was refering more to certain types of women that change the second they get married

 

[8bitmaster]

It really depends. When im in front of my computer playing competitive starcraft, don't come anywhere near me, but usually no.