Posted by madwand on September 20, 2003, at 20:14:17
In reply to An Ode to Alone » KimberlyDi, posted by BarbaraCat on September 20, 2003, at 19:47:24
Hello Barbaracat,
Somehow I think your post ended up on the wrong thread, but thanks be to a Higher Power that it did! I will definitely check out that book. I am glad I am not the only person to seek out the cat at parties
(in fact, I have neighbors who lived down the street from me for almosty 15 years. I never knew their names but knew the names of both of their cats).
I too have a my set of friends with whom I "touch base" to see how we are doing. I have never really been able to get into "need to find someone to go do something" space. In a way, although we sometimes have to struggle against the norm, us "loners" really have a lot of empowerment. Not too long ago I had returned from an enjoyable holiday trip (just me) to a nearby mountain town. I happened to mention this to a co-worker, who said he would *love* to go there but can never find anyone to go with.
Ironically, I also have friends who are true people persons as well (I think of them as the "high extroverts"). We get along well because they seem to accept and cherish me for who and what I am -- they don't try to "fix" me by making me more social.
Anyway, I have seen your posts around (you seem to be one of the old-timers here, or at least a quasi-oldtimer) -- it is nice to finally "e-meet" you!
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