hermit roll call thread

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iluvcats wrote:

In addition, a guy at work recently implied I'm negative (he mentioned the glass is half full the other day when he was sitting by me at a work related function. He exclaimed, "come on, the glass is half full."

i just want to smack someone when they say that....i mean sometimes the glass is half full, but when you've been through a lot, it's half empty! let me have my glass half empty because when you try to convince me otherwise, it just makes me feel worse....you know, there's a time for everything. sometimes you just gotta be sad, but then eventually you gotta move on...when the time is right, of course!

tremorvoid

you are wrote:

i just want to smack someone when they say that....i mean sometimes the glass is half full, but when you've been through a lot, it's half empty! let me have my glass half empty because when you try to convince me otherwise, it just makes me feel worse....you know, there's a time for everything. sometimes you just gotta be sad, but then eventually you gotta move on...when the time is right, of course!

im on my time with everyone

Abookamongstthemany

ForestBrain wrote:

I don't like phony people and especially people that make friends to add to their friends list. I prefer randomly meeting people and accidentally forming a friendship.

Me too! it just feels more real and less forced this way. I want to be friends because there is some kind of connection there worth building a friendship on and not just for the sake of making a friend.

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tremorvoid wrote:

im on my time with everyone

me too and i'm actually just learning that about myself. like when to be around others and when to be alone. most of the time i'm alone, but i do have some really good friends but most of them have moved away :(. that's probably a good thing though.

someone else on here said that people are stupid and when they go out it just confirms it...i agree with that statement. i mean, i know i'm not perfect but people just annoy me. the way they drive, shop, talk, etc.....:o but i do live in a snobby part of town.

tremorvoid

you are wrote:

me too and i'm actually just learning that about myself. like when to be around others and when to be alone. most of the time i'm alone, but i do have some really good friends but most of them have moved away :(. that's probably a good thing though.

someone else on here said that people are stupid and when they go out it just confirms it...i agree with that statement. i mean, i know i'm not perfect but people just annoy me. the way they drive, shop, talk, etc.....:o but i do live in a snobby part of town.

i have a few good friends too but they all live in different far away places too. how is that a good thing? i tend to drop off the radar easily...its like i crave that.

the majority of people out there ARE stupid and just piss me off in some way or another too. any forced human interaction tends to irritate me. lol

Abookamongstthemany

you are wrote:

me too and i'm actually just learning that about myself. like when to be around others and when to be alone. most of the time i'm alone, but i do have some really good friends but most of them have moved away :(. that's probably a good thing though.

someone else on here said that people are stupid and when they go out it just confirms it...i agree with that statement. i mean, i know i'm not perfect but people just annoy me. the way they drive, shop, talk, etc.....:o but i do live in a snobby part of town.

Yeah, I will have to agree that most of the people that live around me annoy the shit out of me. I don't think I'm better than anyone and fully realize I might also annoy the shit out of them. But seriously, I much prefer to come and talk with people here on the net that I actually enjoy over so much of the usual types around my town.

LikeAnOcean

I have a lot of posts but I usually only spend a total of 30 minutes a day here, sometimes more, sometimes not at all.. I have a three circles of friends that consist of at least a dozen people whom I regularly hang out with, work buddies, and two different cirles of childhood friends.. I'm usually out of the house 2 or 3 nights a week with them..

_Crazy_Mary_

I don't have time or $$ for friends. I work 6 days a week and on my day off (today) I want to be with my family. I would feel like a dirtbag if I went and hung out with friends when I know my daughters are starving for my attention. My social life is work, that's why I work in a restaurant. I get plenty of interaction with other people through work...

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tremorvoid wrote:

i have a few good friends too but they all live in different far away places too. how is that a good thing? i tend to drop off the radar easily...its like i crave that.

well, it's a good thing because if they all lived here then my time and energy would be zapped! i have 6 REALLY good friends and none of them even know each other (they know of each other but that's it)...they all have strong personalities and would totally clash if they were all in one room together. that would wear me out.

Snake

cutback wrote:

sums me up!!

that's why i like this place....i can be with people when i want to and don't have to be "with" them

Damn man! That made me realize why I spend so much time here. That makes perfect sense.

I thought I was just a internet addict.

Steve Dunne

10-12 years ago i was like this...not anymore...

eyedclaar

Outside of my wife and bandmates, I rarely make any effort to talk to, or spend time with, anyone - including my own family. People are lame...

comebackwoman

I really love my alone time...I need it to recharge. I like having some time to myself after work and on weekends or I get really cranky. I usually like spending time with one other person (my fiance) and I know he's the right match for me if I can be with him and not feel drained. Sometimes I like socializing with groups of people...but afterwards I really need some time by myself. I've gone on weekend trips with a group of friends before and by the end I'm just so drained.

nfanel

i am one extreme or the other. when i'm up in scranton (where i pretend i live), it's people overload between my giant family and the fact the majority of my friends are up there. when i get back to philly (where i actually live) i turn into a huge hermit. i don't even like being on the phone when i get home from work - it's my "me" time!

markymark550

people -- bah humbug!

FinsburyParkCarrots

I'm a complete social whore, so much so that I've come to this thread to see if there are any London hermits to come to my gig tomorrow. You can have a dehermitising ceremony!

Lukin66

sponger wrote:

Come on all you misanthropes. Let's commiserate about our least favorite subject: people.

No, but really, though...how much of a recluse are you and why?

I'm very reclusive...I just don't have enough patience to deal with a lot of people nowadays

given2fly78

I'm the friendliest person you'll ever meet...at work. I make a living off of a big smile, being able to strike up conversation, making people feel comfortable and at ease. I can walk into a roomfull of strangers and walk away with a bunch of new friends.

Outside of work, I just want to be alone. I grocery shop at odd hours so I don't run into anyone I know. Same thing with just basic shopping - if I don't I'll run into past clients/current clients/business partners and never get anything done. Or people just feel the need to randomly talk to me.

It's a gift I guess? Being friendly. But sometimes it's an act. And one I've been good at forever. But deep down, I just like peace and quiet. And my own time. I don't get enough of it.