The ''Joy'' of being alone...

chillin117

''See ya bye'', When they all go out, Just getting home, When you close the door behind you and go ''Phew'' Just me ,my stuff (which only YOU can work), Will I have a shower ? What will I eat ?/watch?. Nobody to bother me, Just do what you want... Bliss.....

The Sidewards Man

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smash

Order a take away, get naked and chill out on the couch with a good movie.

chillin117

smash wrote: »

Order a take away, get naked and chill out on the couch with a good movie.

Whatever...

fleet_admiral

u ok hun?

chillin117

fleet_admiral wrote: »

u ok hun?

Who you talking to ? You are alone.....

fleet_admiral

chillin117 wrote: »

Who you talking to ? You are alone.....

Sorry, I was talking to my wife, whos sitting on front of me

Dr.Robotnik

Oh the joy of switching off.
Being 'on' all the time is exhausting.

whatismyname

Sit on the laptop on boards.

chillin117

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Sorry, I was talking to my wife, whos sitting on front of me

You type to your wife ? I had read that somewhere but thought It was headline grabbing stuff, But I was so wrong,,,,,

XR3i

chillin117 wrote: »

''See ya bye'', When they all go out, Just getting home, When you close the door behind you and go ''Phew'' Just me ,my stuff (which only YOU can work), Will I have a shower ? What will I eat ?/watch?. Nobody to bother me, Just do what you want... Bliss.....

hallelujah

mynameis905

chillin117 wrote: »

''See ya bye'', When they all go out, Just getting home, When you close the door behind you and go ''Phew'' Just me ,my stuff (which only YOU can work), Will I have a shower ? What will I eat ?/watch?. Nobody to bother me, Just do what you want... Bliss.....

Love it. Being around people all the time completely drains me.

NachoBusiness

Order a load of food and sprawl out and just so as the delivery driver doesn't think you're a weirdo hunger head who's gonna eat all that food alone, shout out just before opening the door, "It's okay honey, I'll get it..".

ArtyC

Although I love my messy, couch hogging boyfriend very much,... When he has an overnight work job I'm delighted....

I might cook myself a steak or a micro meal....watch scary movies or dodgy daytime tv (yes jk). Or just sing along badly to songs with wine.... The couch is mine, the fire is roasting and i cosy up with my pets! Bliss

Although I miss him when I wake and then glad to have him home again. Alone time is precious!!! I embrace it 🙋🏼

efb

I lives alone. It's fcuking great

Minderbinder

I always crave alone time but then piss it away on the internet.

worded

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Order a load of food and sprawl out and just so as the delivery driver doesn't think you're a weirdo hunger head who's gonna eat all that food alone, shout out just before opening the door, "It's okay honey, I'll get it..".

Are you the same person hanging around outside girls changing rooms in dundrum looking impatient and pretending to have a girlfriend ? Comments to a fellow male .... Oh they take forever !

foxy farmer

I had the house to myself for 11 years but then this fella came along. Takes up 2/3 of the couch but at least i still have remote control!!

NachoBusiness

worded wrote: »

Are you the same person hanging around outside girls changing rooms in dundrum looking impatient and pretending to have a girlfriend ? Comments to a fellow male .... Oh they take forever !

Yeah, that's me. Small world.

XR3i

je deteste les gens

chillin117

Minderbinder wrote: »

I always crave alone time but then piss it away on the internet.

Are You Me ?

Crumpets

I can't wait til all my housemates go out tonight

chillin117

Crumpets wrote: »

I can't wait til all my housemates go out tonight

What will you do though ?

Pac1Man

I love rearranging my selection of utensils on my altar. Really focuses the mind.

Crumpets

chillin117 wrote: »

What will you do though ?

Eat, drink and be merry...alone.

I've had a long week.

Magico Gonzalez

People who are happy to be alone are usually the worst for nervously filling the air with vacuous nonsense and constant chatter when they are around people.

I find it easy to sit at home with herself or the family because I don't need to be constantly talking or listening to them, that's what is draining. Constant speed waffle about nothing at all.

Pac1Man

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

People who are happy to be alone are usually the worst for nervously filling the air with vacuous nonsense and constant chatter when they are around people.

I can confirm this is false.

Badly Drunk Boy

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

People who are happy to be alone are usually the worst for nervously filling the air with vacuous nonsense and constant chatter when they are around people.

I don't agree. The people who fill the air with vacuous nonsense and constant chatter usually try not to be alone. Their mission/reason to exist to to annoy others so being alone is not good for this.

Duggy747

I love being alone, I walk everywhere just so I can have more time to myself.

I'm quite sociable and friendly but, by gum, I love being a hermit on the weekends!

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

People who are happy to be alone are usually the worst for nervously filling the air with vacuous nonsense and constant chatter when they are around people.

Funny, I'd equate that with someone who doesn't like being alone.

petes

Pac1Man wrote: »

I can confirm this is false.

I can confirm it's a load of bollocks!

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

People who are happy to be alone are usually the worst for nervously filling the air with vacuous nonsense and constant chatter when they are around people.

Definitely not true. It's the vapid type who have no inner resources, can't sit quietly and read a book or watch a film, can't hack a 20 min bus journey without gabbing on their phone etc, who are more likely to behave like this.

Corvo

I moved out and lived alone for the first time in May. It was the best thing I've ever done.

I cook a nice meal, pop open a bottle of wine, flick on the Xbox and get totally engrossed in game.

No one telling me to turn on XFactor, no one messing up my OCD clean house. Even if someone does stay over, its out the door the next day and it begins all again.

Bliss.

Magico Gonzalez

Wynter Plain Rodent wrote: »

Definitely not true. It's the vapid type who have no inner resources, can't sit quietly and read a book or watch a film, can't hack a 20 min bus journey without gabbing on their phone etc, who are more likely to behave like this.

Not in my experience. Drama queens are generally those who "need" to be alone.

Gasp, the world, people...it's all terribly tiring.

macnug

Ive a wife and three kids, I crave alone time so much I pretend I need to go for a crap so I can just sit there in peace.

When the wife goes to her family for the weekends away a couple of times a year she brings the kids, its great, I sit around in my underwear drinking beer.

Love my family but me time is in short supply these days.

Pac1Man

Magico Gonzalez wrote: »

Gasp, the world, people...it's all terribly tiring.

It can be for some people. It's hard to comprehend for social butterflies.

Hammer89

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Order a load of food and sprawl out and just so as the delivery driver doesn't think you're a weirdo hunger head who's gonna eat all that food alone, shout out just before opening the door, "It's okay honey, I'll get it..".

I used to do this when I was fat. I'd take the 16 inch pizza, and wedges, and a couple of cans - the meal deal for six or something - from the delivery man, place it on the stairs. Then I'd make out there was somebody at the top of the stairs, usually my cat, by saying 'take me down that watch when you're coming down' and then I'd pay him.

It's quite sad when you think about it.

Wynter Plain Rodent

Wynter Plain Rodent wrote: »

Definitely not true. It's the vapid type who have no inner resources, can't sit quietly and read a book or watch a film, can't hack a 20 min bus journey without gabbing on their phone etc, who are more likely to behave like this.

Very true. There are people who consider silence a challenge, and those are the ones who need an audience, not the people who can be content in their own company.

waraf

efb wrote: »

I lives alone. It's fcuking great

Me too!! Well apart from my cat - but she's an asshole so we're not really talking at the moment

Setipiprant91

mynameis905 wrote: »

Love it. Being around people all the time completely drains me.

That probably because you are trying to manage people's perception of you. You don't have to do that.

Setipiprant91

Setipiprant91 wrote: »

That probably because you are trying to manage people's perception of you. You don't have to do that.

Or it could be because they're introverted, which is a perfectly normal way to be.

Setipiprant91

Candie wrote: »

Or it could be because they're introverted, which is a perfectly normal way to be.

Can you explain why an introverted person would be drained by socialising?

Extroverts are energised by being around others, introverts are energised by being alone. An introvert can enjoy the company of others, but can be drained by too much of it and needs alone time to re-energise. Introversion is not shyness.

Setipiprant91

Candie wrote: »

Extroverts are energised by being around others, introverts are energised by being alone. An introvert can enjoy the company of others, but can be drained by too much of it and needs alone time to re-energise. Introversion is not shyness.

OK that doesn't explain why an introvert is drained by being around others.

jimgoose

Setipiprant91 wrote: »

OK that doesn't explain why an introvert is drained by being around others.

I'm not an introvert, but sometimes I feel drained by listening to people's bullshít. At times like these, I like a quiet pint and a read of the paper. Does that help?

Setipiprant91

Setipiprant91 wrote: »

OK that doesn't explain why an introvert is drained by being around others.

Because that is how they work, that is what their personality is like, that is how they simply are.

There doesn't have to be a big reason for everything, it's simply because we're all different, and some people like a quiet life more than others.

Mister Vain

You don't have to hold in your farts.

futonic

Reading your O.P. and some of the replies, made me think of this

http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts

I know exactly what you mean. Be proud, if everyone was the same, it would be a terribly boring world. Life is good, live it the way that suits you.

lanos

Candie wrote: »

Extroverts are energised by being around others, introverts are energised by being alone. An introvert can enjoy the company of others, but can be drained by too much of it and needs alone time to re-energise. Introversion is not shyness.

bloody introverts.

i'll be avoiding them at the office party this year

boring gits

RobertKK

I have been living alone for a year now. I love it.
No more creeping around at night so you don't wake up anyone who is asleep, you can turn up the volume when listening to something and not have to care.
Once you have friends or relations to talk to, it is a great way to live once you are somewhat introverted.
I am a talkative sort of person, but I love locking the door and feeling the peace of knowing I don't have to care about anyone.

Pac1Man

lanos wrote: »

bloody introverts.

i'll be avoiding them at the office party this year

boring gits

You won't have to. They'll be curled up at home with a boxset. Then everyone's happy.

lanos

lanos wrote: »

bloody introverts.

i'll be avoiding them at the office party this year

boring gits

Introverted doesn't mean unsociable, shy or socially awkward, though many people seem to think so. You can be a very sociable introvert. You just like a little quiet time afterwards.

Personally I find the sort of person who has to be surrounded by noise, activity and attention to be generally less interesting in the conversational stakes.