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I see lots of people talk about not liking being alone. Never bothered me. Right now I'm soaking up the sun at Lake Arthur near me. The weekend I will go to Indianapolis (a former home town) for a race, all by myself. I love my alone time. In fact, I get cranky without it.

Secretguy 7 Aug 28
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I love being alone most of the time. I find, like so many of you do, that being alone and lonely are not equivalent. Right now I'm feeling lonely more frequently than I like because there have been shifts in my circle of friends. A problem with preferring to have a few close friends rather than a wide circle of acquaintances is that when those close friends find another path for their journey, it leaves a bigger gap. But I'll just keep trying.

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Maybe I should have said "me time" instead of alone.

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As someone else said, alone and lonely aren't the same thing.

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Being alone is great when you want to be. Being lonely when you don't want to sucks.

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Being around people is exhausting. With that said, there are times and moods that it's good to be around others.

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I love being alone too. On occasion I might spend time with others but I enjoy my alone time. I like going shopping alone, and I prefer traveling alone. I don’t have to wait for others, I can go at my pace, I don’t have to do things I don’t want to do.

Exactly.

Well there goes the trip to New Orleans. Damn it!

@Sticks48 there are advantages to going alone and those for going with others. Alone I avoid being out at night especially late. It’s much safer to do with others.

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Age change things.....

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Me too. Love being by myself.

Livia Level 6 Aug 29, 2018
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I love being alone. I have friends and my daughter and son in law and I enjoy spending time with them, but love to come home to my little home, with my dog and cat, and having plenty of solitude.

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I enjoy being alone when I have the option of being around people. Sometimes though, it's not an option at all, and then it feels a bit like punishment.

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Join the introvert group here. We rave about our solitude & defend our right to it.

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Because we're all different to each other.

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I live alone now, have hiked all day alone and have no problem with solitude or mixing with crowds. Some people just cannot tolerate being alone and settle for bad relationships.

@Sorcha Yah...I have a family member who just can't be alone. When his wife is away on business he calls constantly.

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