i love being with people and always in contact with them. sch friends, and even aunty jis. and what’s more with smartphones, it’s so easy to whatsapp acquaintances and in fact i am much closer to them now than ever before.
however, i do have my lonely moments… like right now i am sitting and on gupshup away from every one else.
every one needs some solitude at times. it’s healthy.
I used to be kinda quiet guy..not so much loner and i was not outgoing person. But since it’s been 1 year due to my life changes..i’ve become very social and outgoing guy. And i guess this was missing in my life. And as i live by myself..i am like a leader who plan out our outgoing plans..
Just initiating the process is exhausting for me… I try really hard to find things to relate to and to just keep the conversation going and I usually run out of things to say and it ends up in an awkward silence…
I find it hard sometimes too. But it gets easier the more I do it. Like getting dressed up, making various topics of discussion, etc. Maybe we make it harder for ourselves by being afraid of that initial struggle.
i am an intensely public and private person at the same time. I can be in the middle of a crazy event one eve with friends old and new just having a blast, and the same day or next I could want to do nothing more than a solo jaunt across the city, wandering, discovering some new places, experiences just for me. Always been that way.
^ that reminds me of a trip I took to NYC a few years back…my sister was living in Brooklyn at the time, and we planned a “cousins” only get away to go visit her..there were 11 of us all together…of course, with so many people, no one could ever get their shiz together and plan what we wanted to do…so after the second day, I had had enough, and quietly slipped out on my own around 9:30 am, while most everyone was still asleep I made my way to the Brooklyn Bridge…walked it to the manhattan end, and then walked through South Street Sea Port, Battery Park, Ground Zero, and then finally met up with the rest of the crew in Soho by late afternoon.
It was probably my single best vacation memory ever! I’ve had many more trips to the city since, but had I not explored on my own that day, I wouldn’t have ever seen 1/2 those things
I like being with people, even if it’s goig-out to buy milk or get my laundry! I do however have my moments when i’d like to be all by myself (very rare though!)
KC- I can relate. I have has the advantage of studying abroad in several countries during undergrad and grad school. It was a blast in off hours hanging with a group, but there were times I had to just do my own thing. Later during consulting work which took me to places in Asia, Europe and all over US, the solo exploring became a key part of my experience in a different place. I don’t know what it is, maybe I just want to see what I want at my own pace and without being influenced or bothered by others… Or feeling that I am doing that. Some of my best memories of explorations are the solo jaunts, even though the craziness with the crew was a blast
I think with all responsibilities, expectations, needs of people around us, and especially in the hyper connected world of today, taking out some time to just be yourself with your own thoughts is important.