...ah, maybe I'll make a video response or something? I dunno. I've just been dealing with this a lot the past year too. So yeah... I get this. Many thoughts/feelings related to this issue. Too lazy to put in coherent form. So. *high five*
@StayFlyStephanie FUCK YEAH CYBER HIGH FIVES. We should start a computersitting loner club. In which we have a group of friends who just sit together alone in a room on a computer. (the future of socializing is arguably quite sad.)
Sometimes it's like you take thoughts straight from my brain. It's kinda creepy. AH! I do the exact same thing of romanticizing this either tight-knit family group, and especially the 'group' of friends thing. It's like I spent most of my life hoping that I could have some sort of Babysitters Club group of friends. I've finally come to terms with the fact I am a loner. & I'm happy that way. I love people, but I also love being alone. My friendships are... unique. Not enough characters left to...
I think its fine to not want to be around people, sometimes when my friends want me to go out with them I have to think of an excuse because when I try telling them that I just want to be alone they assume I'm upset or somethings wrong but the truth is I enjoy being alone. I really liked this video (also I just realised that you look a lot like my science teacher which is slightly strange for me) :)
I don't think it's a bad thing. I'm also an introvert. I do have really close friends, though, but the way I define close friends isn't really the same as the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants kind of group.
I don't think it's a bad thing. Granted, I'm in the same boat of being introverted, but I'm working on getting out of it because I want out of it because I need to be out of it if I want to experience life. If it worries you that you're not a social being, then tell that voice in your head that wants to stay home to shut up and go and hang out with someone.
I'm not very close to my extended family, either. I don't mind much, though. Dunno why.
I don't think that's a bad thing. It's definitely normal to want alone time. And I think if you need to tell your friends that you need some alone time, they'll probably understand and not think it's weird.
I'm not all that close to my family either. I think we do have this notion of the "perfect family," but no families I know are perfect.
@tallatstarbucks I think they'd understand, but I've been in my loner mood since the beginning of summer, which slightly worries me. :P
And, I definitely agree with you about perfect families. I blame the media in part, but at the same time, it's very difficult to look at someone else's family and see all the weird faults in it.
...ah, maybe I'll make a video response or something? I dunno. I've just been dealing with this a lot the past year too. So yeah... I get this. Many thoughts/feelings related to this issue. Too lazy to put in coherent form. So. *high five*
StayFlyStephanie 5 months ago
@StayFlyStephanie FUCK YEAH CYBER HIGH FIVES. We should start a computersitting loner club. In which we have a group of friends who just sit together alone in a room on a computer. (the future of socializing is arguably quite sad.)
hellolover99 5 months ago
Sometimes it's like you take thoughts straight from my brain. It's kinda creepy. AH! I do the exact same thing of romanticizing this either tight-knit family group, and especially the 'group' of friends thing. It's like I spent most of my life hoping that I could have some sort of Babysitters Club group of friends. I've finally come to terms with the fact I am a loner. & I'm happy that way. I love people, but I also love being alone. My friendships are... unique. Not enough characters left to...
StayFlyStephanie 5 months ago
I think its fine to not want to be around people, sometimes when my friends want me to go out with them I have to think of an excuse because when I try telling them that I just want to be alone they assume I'm upset or somethings wrong but the truth is I enjoy being alone. I really liked this video (also I just realised that you look a lot like my science teacher which is slightly strange for me) :)
MineIsAEvilLaugh 5 months ago
I don't think it's a bad thing. I'm also an introvert. I do have really close friends, though, but the way I define close friends isn't really the same as the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants kind of group.
thesadcactus 5 months ago
@thesadcactus I have a tragic desire for my life to be novel-esque.
hellolover99 5 months ago
I don't think it's a bad thing. Granted, I'm in the same boat of being introverted, but I'm working on getting out of it because I want out of it because I need to be out of it if I want to experience life. If it worries you that you're not a social being, then tell that voice in your head that wants to stay home to shut up and go and hang out with someone.
I'm not very close to my extended family, either. I don't mind much, though. Dunno why.
PolesitterPictures 5 months ago
I don't think that's a bad thing. It's definitely normal to want alone time. And I think if you need to tell your friends that you need some alone time, they'll probably understand and not think it's weird.
I'm not all that close to my family either. I think we do have this notion of the "perfect family," but no families I know are perfect.
(Also, you left out the "ci" in "romanticizing".)
tallatstarbucks 5 months ago
@tallatstarbucks I think they'd understand, but I've been in my loner mood since the beginning of summer, which slightly worries me. :P
And, I definitely agree with you about perfect families. I blame the media in part, but at the same time, it's very difficult to look at someone else's family and see all the weird faults in it.
Also,aha! Thank you!
hellolover99 5 months ago