Loners unite! Or...not, I suppose.

[PC!]

Some people need human interaction at all times. Then there are loners, those who'd prefer to be by their lonesome than in the company of others. Myself, while I certainly enjoy hanging out with friends and family from time to time, really just love being alone reading books, writing, drawing, and browsing the net, among other things. I guess my hobbies just really aren't those that involve a lot of interaction with others.

Any other loners out there? Let's hear your stories.

[D Dubbs]

Hmm...do loners have stories? :sweat:

I know what you mean though. I don't mind big social gatherings every once in awhile, but I'd say that I definitely like being by myself a good majority of the time.

[Desensitized]

W00t!

Not that I don't enjoy conversing or hanging out with my fellow human beings, but I enjoy being alone to think about things. It gives you time to think things over, gather yourself, and process situations you might not normally. Sometimes I just prefer being alone.

[purplehairedwonder]

I think for me, it's more a case of not minding being alone rather than desiring it. I'm the type of person that has a small circle of very close friends rather than a large number of acquaintances (though I have that, too), and often our schedules are conflicting so we don't see each other as much as we'd like. As a result, I do spend plenty of time alone (outside of work, class, sports, etc). After a day or so, though, I really do need to get out and be around people, even if it is just for an hour or so.

I like to say I'm anti-social, but I think it's more a matter of being selectively social :p

[Temple Fugate]

I too prefer to balance my time alone and with friends. Every year, like clockwork, I go through a cycle of meeting new roommates, befriending them, then slowly but surely become aggravated that I don't have as much time to myself as I would like.

I took a personality test a while back and it confirmed for me that my introverted nature, while not extreme, requires a lot of "down-time" when it comes to social interaction. If I am around the same people too much, I start to get antsy and I become a little intolerable. I've had a lot of people tell me that they'd notice a change in me, that when we first would hang out I would rarely speak but when I did it was always either informed, funny, relevant, kind, etc, but over several months' time I would degenerate into sarcasm, get angsty, and incessantly talkative. What is really happening is that I am starting to crave more time to be by myself, alone with my thoughts. If I spend too much time concentrating on my social circle, I lose touch with myself to the point where I would completely stop thinking and become dependent on instinctual reactions. That would lead, of course, to saying crass and thoughtless things to and about my friends, and it makes me look like either a jerk, an idiot, or both.

This is an overcomplicated way of saying, my type of personality is one that goes through "phases," with the end of each phase culminating in an extreme adverse reaction, followed by a complete change of lifestyle to start the next phase. Just a month ago I bid adieu to my roommates and had two weeks to myself. I relished the time alone and used it to recharge my social batteries. I know that, eventually, the solitude will become unbearable and I will start either calling friends long distance just to talk to a familiar person, or seeking out new social circles locally. That would start this whole thing over again.

In the next few months I'm hoping to find a place all to myself for the first time, with no need for roommates, and eventually find a way to balance my need for socialization and my need for solitude more effectively without risking more self-destructive cycles.

[letsplaynikaboo]

yeah, i'm pretty much a loner alot of the time. at one point my parents though i was depressed... lolol, but i'm actually quite content all the time ^_^ most of the time i just like to lose myself and play piano. w00t

[ToOn~g@l]

I'm definitly a loner. I enjoy spending my days off at home relaxing and surfing the internet with no one around. I still enjoy hanging out with friends for a while though and while at work I engage in conversation with coworkers and customers.

Back when I did the Disney Internship I remember usually hiding out in my dorm room and going to bed before my other roommates. I tried to party with them when I first met them but after trying to dance with hundreds of strangers a few times at Pleasue Island just made me uncomfortable and I was just happy staying in the dorm after a hard days work.

[XOMiss_Samantha]

hm... I'm suppose I'm closest to PHW. While I enjoy time to myself, I also have a group of close friends that I see often (my best friend is usually over my house at least once or twice a week, expecially during the school year). There's also those acquaintances that I talk to every now and then, or see when I go out with a bunch of people. While I'm not a loner and enjoy human interaction, sometimes I feel like having time to myself where I can just relax, read some yaoi, nap, etc. There have been instances when I just didn't feel like being around people and prefered to stay home instead.
I believe I sit right in the middle. I'm a pretty social person, but everybody needs alone time.

[Czar Gato]

You called? :p

I actually can be quite sociable at times and genuinely enjoy being with my friends, but if given the choice between being by myself and being around other people, I'd choose the former with a few exceptions. I like being out and about by myself, taking everything in ad going at my own pace. I also need plenty of down-time to recharge my batteries after long periods of socializing.

[letsplaynikaboo]

Back when I did the Disney Internship

whoooa whoa whoa. i know this is a little off-topic but i've been wanting to do the disney internship for quite some time now. how old do you have to be?? and, what'd you guys do? =]

[G. Wen]

Right now, I feel like I need time to myself more than ever. I feel like I've really derailed my life, and I need to get back on track. I don't mind hanging out with people every once in awhile, but I enjoy the quietness of solitude.

[Harvey Two Face]

It's human nature to have some need or want to have human contact, yet it differs with every person. Some people may want to be around people and have contact all the time while others may not want to be in contact with others as often.

[Tay the Cat]

I'm definitely a loner, and wouldn't have it any other way.

I'm just not social by nature. I'd rather be alone, on the computer or whatever I may be doing at the time.

[Ickis]

I consider myself a loner but I don't mind the company of others, I like being a loner as it teaches oneself individualality skills and how to think for yourself, or I hope that 2nds true.

[Dr.Pepper]

I'm a loner. I'll take being by myself to having a party anyday.

[Lazerboy5000]

I always enjoy being by myself and getting some peace and quite to just relax or to try to get something done. But I also enjoy being with my friends, which I see almost everyday at swim practice.

[Draft]

I try to socialize, but I have the social skills of a 3 toed sloth, but it doesn't bother me too much. I have a few friends who I hang out with, and that's good enough for me. But then I don't have to hang out with stupid people, so it's not too bad of a tradeoff

but ya, I spend a lot of time on the computer by myself browsing forums and reading news, because it's what I like to do

[stargirl]

I talk to people a lot and make associates-friends, but most of the people I talk to at school have other, closer friends. It's just like when you're talking to someone and all of a sudden his or her BFF comes along, then they're like "OMG! My BFF!!!" and they both leave you out in the blue. Sometimes.

I have LOTS of associates, but just maybe two friends. I hang out with them at school, but at the same time, I value independence. So I'm not exactly one you'd consider a loner, but...I have a lot of me-time and family time on my hands, that's all.

[Ishtar]

I'm generally a Loner, sadly. I'm just too shy of a person, so I don't really hang out with friends that often. I like my free time, although I'll admit it can be a bit too lonely at times.

[Light Lucario]

I'm not sure if I would consider myself as a loner by definition since I love being at home with my family, but I do prefer being by myself when given the choice of going to a social gathering, such as a dance. It's not that I don't enjoy human company and contact, being with my parents proves that, but I just feel really nervous and shy being with other people. I'll just feel like I'm an outsider and whenever I start talking, it looks like I shouldn't interfere with what the group is doing. Of course, that's also my Asperger's Syndrome in action as well. Still, I prefer to just be on my own at times and do my own stuff like read books, watch television, listen to music, play video games and surf the Internet rather than be with a large group of people.

[EinBebop]

I've always wanted to start a warcraft guild called 'lone wolves' just to see how many idiots would miss the joke and feel the need to explain to me why why lone wolves wouldn't form a guild. But the downside is that i'd be inviting annoying messages from said idiots, so i'll never know.

[WolfieKiwi]

There will be times where I'll shut off my cell phone, take my laptop/sketchpad/book, sit out in my backyard and spend the hours away doing what I love most; reading, writing and drawing. Sure the internet is apart of it too but not as much as the above mentioned.

[Aces 21]

I'm a loner, just content being by myself. I try not to make too many waves socially, and find that time alone lets me reflect on things and be creative.

[Old Guy]

I wouldn't call myself a loner nor would I call myself a social person. I need both to be honest. If I spend too much time alone I get depressed and if I spend too much time with people I start to hate them. lol. I guess you can say that I enjoy...balance. :)

[Lavenderpaw]

Balance is essential for everyone.And besides,maybe loners don't want to be alone.Maybe it's everyone else who pushes them towards it. :sad: