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For those of you who live alone...
Do you value your solitude? I don't know why this is, but I just have issues w/ houseguests, even if they're family. I guess when you live alone, you're used to your own way of doing things, and having a guest in the house, who's used to doing things their own way, can make for interesting situations. I suppose if I worked in a lab or an office cubicle, and spent much of my days alone, I'd like someone to come home to. But since I'm a teacher, and have pre-schoolers clamoring for my attention all day long, when I come home, it's ME time, and I like it that way. Does anyone else who lives alone feel this way?
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"Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."
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It's your Cancerian trait, Sharry.
I know exactly what you mean. I need my own space and time alone to center and focus. But I still love the comfort of living with others as long as there is communication.
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Me time usually translates to farting with impunity
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I'm not much on Astrology, but are you saying all Moon Children, (I hate being known as a disease), like solitude? I was beginning to think that I was just plain weird.
"Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."Comment
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Even though I'm happily married, I need my alone time.
I spent most of my childhood alone, and it's a habit you don't easily shed, even after years of being in a relationship. My wife was away for five days (visiting a distant relative) last year, and I had a great time by myself! No visitors, just me and my dogs.
And every day I need about an hour of alone time, away from people. During these Zen moments, I re-arrange my action figures into the perfect configuration.
I have a friend who is into his 40s and still lives alone, and the only problem I have with him is that everything needs to happen when he feels like it. He cannot compromise about anything. He'll give you a date and hour when we can meet, and it's that or nothing....
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I probably need more alone time than I get. I tend to get cranky after not having some alone time for quite a while. I think that comes from being the youngest kid, and quite a bit younger than my sister. I had tons of friends who were always over from age 8 onward, but honestly, sometimes I just wanted to be left alone, and most often wasn't.
That being said, after about an hour or two of alone time, I'm missing the wife and kids. I've grown accustomed to their faces.
ChrisComment
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I love my alone time and I am also a cancer. Rik me and your friend are pretty identical. It's either my way or no way at all lol.
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>Do you value your solitude?
I've been an angry recluse most of my life. Other people make me nervous, so yeah; I very much prefer my solitude. (Although I seem to have picked up a stalker a few moths back.... which is okay. She brings donuts and watched stuff like Specterman.)
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I grew up in a small house with a family of five. I couldnt stand the nose of the tv or the constant chatter of my younger siblings sometimes, so I would spend alot of time in the woods at the back of the house. I loved the quiet and would usually do most of my reading there. If I could have had electricity and reliable shelter when it rained I would have spent even more time there.
I still enjoy the solitude but its nice to have social interaction when I want it. Alot of my spare time is spent reading or studying so I usually enjoy the quiet anyways. My "fun" time is watching tv while surfing the internet or playing a computer or videogame.
The most time I think I spent without any social interaction is probably two weeks.Comment
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Me time? alone time? what are these words of which you speak of? I forgot there was such a thing
"Time to nut up or shut up"
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I've spent a fair amount of my life alone, but I'm never ever bored.
My brain works at such a fast imaginative pace, it's always jumping here and there and forward with tons of things to keep it fascinated. In fact the only time I am bored is when I'm with other people.
While I enjoy socializing with people mostly, and I'm always chipper after visiting, I do find I have to dial myself down to a normal life pace, with more real-life conversations and a longer time doing things I normally don't enjoy (really, it takes THREE hours to go out and eat?). I usually get bored an itchy with other people, kind of a drain, and usually can't wait to get my to my hyper-creative bubble.
Of course, alot of that is just that the people I meet in real-life are ...normal. I have to have interesting brains to play with to keep me occupied or I get bored.
I've only dated a few times, because usually I just can't be bothered, and obviously they were the wrong guys because I'd be like "you want to hang out EVERY night?! ALL night?" *SIGH*Last edited by Splitty; Apr 2, '13, 6:24 PM.Comment
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I know it sounds bad, G.C., but it sounds like you're describing me. Other than family stuff, I pretty much only meet friends for lunch and see matinees. I'm usually done for the day by 6 PM. No joke. People are kind of surprised by this, because I seem outgoing, but I usually get my fill of people at work. If I go on vacation, after a couple or three days I'm usually ready to get back home.Comment
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You just dont want them touching your toys!
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