If you live alone you get lonely and depressed...and it passes

If you live with an asshole...you get lonely and depressed and it NEVER passes

like living with someone who is not an asshole. just a thought

Sometimes it bothers me the way too many people who are afraid to be alone themselves, malign those of us who prefer it. As if we're the dangerously maladjusted ones. When I lived in AZ at the end of a 5-mile dirt road on a little ranch bordering state land, one of the awful women at work told everybody I lived in a Kazenski shack and the boss said bad things about me as a result. I offered to drive her out there to show her my place, which had been custom built by a contractor for his retirement so you can bet it was no shack - but she preferred to believe what the devil woman told her.

A book I found at a sale at the little library here is called 'The Joy of Solitude'. But I want to read the other one too. Thanks for the post. I like reading stuff that makes me feel normal!

and I am glad I am not like "most people"!

It's buried somewhere on my FB timeline. Up to my ears in work right now, but expect it within the week at least. Very poetic.

Is just predisposed toward extroversion. It's too bad that introverts have to view their natural selves through this filter.

There are a couple books out about this but I can't think of the names off the top of my head. If I do, though, I'll be back to post them.


Cher

called "Conscious Creatives" (or some such title) which talked about how there are many people who are not mainstream who live very fulfilling lives. I read it awhile back, so don't remember specifics, but do remember that it made me feel better about not being mainstream.

Or am I confusing her with another author? I read May Sarton's books ten years ago. Loved them, but she can be a bit depressing too since I think she suffered from depression.

It's hard to explain to some people how you can love them but not miss them either when they're not there. I believe people who don't place undue expectations on others are actually practicing more agape-love. I've just never confused clinginess with affection. Insecure people don't like that because they can't manipulate you emotionally.

The book sounds very good.

This group could use some input.

( guess we are all so busy being alone we don't drop in very much... )