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Loners

mopinko

(70,109 posts) Thu Jun 9, 2022, 09:10 AM Jun 2022

i know that some of us here are sorta involuntarily alone but i'm wondering about the ratio, so i thought to make a poll.

37 votes, 0 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	i'm alone by choice, and i like it that way.
	17 (46%)
	i'm alone by choice, but i hate it.
	0 (0%)
	i'm alone due to circumstances, but i like it this way.
	8 (22%)
	i'm alone due to circumstances, and i hate it.
	4 (11%)
	i'm okay w it now, but i hope it changes.
	1 (3%)
	other. please specify.
	7 (19%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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are you happily alone? [View all] mopinko Jun 2022 OP

Been that way most of my life. lpbk2713 Jun 2022 #1

i'm the complete opposite. mopinko Jun 2022 #2

I do well in most social situations. lpbk2713 Jun 2022 #3

Most introverts are like that Warpy Jun 2022 #8

That's so true. I like people. I just like solitude more. prodigitalson Sep 2023 #13

Even though I prefer to live alone.. luvs2sing Jun 2022 #4

Alone by choice, okay with it for now, don't want to give up the dream intheflow Jun 2022 #5

I don't know the answer. Gore1FL Jun 2022 #7

Other BunnyMcGee Dec 2022 #10

My husband of 44 years died in May CountAllVotes Jan 2023 #11

Do something nice for yourself today prodigitalson Sep 2023 #14

I think I do better with a good mate, but snot Jan 2023 #12

I subscribe to Oscar Wilde's views on solitude jfz9580m Oct 2023 #15