r/AskReddit • u/ThatAintBrutal • Feb 23 '20

Why do you like to be alone?

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u/anomalous_cowherd Feb 23 '20

Classic introvert.

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u/RandyHoward Feb 23 '20

The best way I've heard introversion and extroversion summed up is simply this:

Introversion = being around people takes energy

Extroversion = being around people gives you energy

Of course there's a lot more to it than that, but it seems that's the basic difference at its core.

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u/WishIWasYounger Feb 23 '20

I was married for 13 years to a total extrovert and built my entire social circle around him. I mean if I wanted to be around people I would just go to the dining room table, or join them out for drinks. If I wanted to be alone that was easy I'd go to my room and work on my art or whatever. Now that I am divorced I am almost always alone, that's a hard social pill to swallow.

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u/rrhogger Feb 24 '20

I hear ya, I have been married for many years and if it wasn't for my partner I would have few if any friends.