Adult Loners

[PyroChamber]

Do you think there is something wrong with a person if they're an adult and don't have any friends?

Being a loner is somewhat exceptable when you're a teen but what if it still lingers with you in your adult life?

 

[The Avatar]

Um, I thought it was the other way around. You're supposed to have friends when you're a teen because school is just as much about developing social skills as it is education. Then as you go into adulthood your time shifts toward work and family.

 

[November Rain]

Depends on your definition of friends.

Everyone should have someone they could hang out with no matter where they live or what they are doing, that's just adapting to your surroundings

However I wouldn't be surprised if one was to go a long stint without having someone they could really 'talk' to about the important things in life.

But that's life.

 

[chamber-music]

I knew this would be a Pyrochamber thread

If your an adult you should have atleast 2 or 3 good friends by now. If you have a job, wife, kids, ect its harder to find time for friends.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Pyro, you need to stop making these threads about yourself and seeking validation dude. Just do you

 

[Logan's Runt]

I knew this would be a Pyrochamber thread

If your an adult you should have atleast 2 or 3 good friends by now. If you have a job, wife, kids, ect its harder to find time for friends.

Says who? Besides you.

Also, if you're an adult, you should know the difference between "your" and "you're", and that 'at least' is two separate words.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

^Not in favor of 2-3 good friends?

 

[PyroChamber]

Pyro, you need to stop making these threads about yourself and seeking validation dude. Just do you

Most of these threads aren't about me, they're just things that pop into my head. Guess this is what happens when you come home from work and can't sleep.

 

[scifiwolf]

I'd say it's good to have friends, but I'm not going to dictate the extent of those friendships. I myself have a lot of friends, but no one who's particularly close to me, save for my girlfriend. I'm somewhat of an introvert (not the same as antisocial), so I never really have a best friend. I guess you could say that, other than my girlfriend, my closest friend would be my one roommate. The important thing is having some sort of relationship with other people, getting that human interaction other than in a co-worker or classmate capacity.

So, I guess my ultimate answer is, yes, an adult should have friends.

 

[Majic Walrus]

As an adult I have two close friends outside of my family however I am not as reclusive as I used to be because I recognize the practical need to have friendly relationships with my co-workers. Of course all of this depends on your definition of adult.

If by adult you mean "someone over 18" then you and I disagree on what the world adult means.

 

[Logan's Runt]

^Not in favor of 2-3 good friends?

Not in favor of someone defining how many 'friends' are proper for an adult to have.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Most of these threads aren't about me, they're just things that pop into my head. Guess this is what happens when you come home from work and can't sleep.

Pyro. Pyyyrooooo

*stern look*

 

[Knightsaber Priss]

I freely admit I am a loner because I find it hard to trust very many people.

 

[oakzap425]

I honestly have people I talk to, but One true friend to talk to about anything.

Other wise than that... i do everything alone...

 

[knowsbleed]

I honestly have people I talk to, but One true friend to talk to about anything.

Other wise than that... i do everything alone...

We're talking about adults here... I think you're confused.

 

[Ugfugly]

My one companion is my wife. I love having her company and don't really need "friends".

She's like a friend, with benefits.

 

[knowsbleed]

... who can cook chicken adobo.

 

[GuardianofOa]

This thread is interesting. I am very conflicted about it.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

My one companion is my wife. I love having her company and don't really need "friends".

She's like a friend, with benefits.

I love the g/f dearly, but I could never be content with having her be my only friend. Socializing is way too big a part of my personality/life.

 

[November Rain]

I don't know about having your wife be your best friend

who do you bith to your wife about and who can you then bith about your best friend about?

when your wife's your best friend, what do you then do if they leave ya?

 

[AndThePickles]

Most of these threads aren't about me, they're just things that pop into my head. Guess this is what happens when you come home from work and can't sleep.

Pyro, you need to stop making these threads about yourself and seeking validation dude. Just do you

Sorry Pyro, but I'm gonna have to agree with Spoons on this one. It's what I think every time I see one of your threads.

My one companion is my wife. I love having her company and don't really need "friends".

She's like a friend, with benefits.

My sig other is my VERY best friend, but I would never want him to be my *only* friend. I think it's so important to have good friends of your own gender to be able to talk to and go out with. Ever since I graduated college I barely get to see my close girlfriends due to where we all live, and it's been driving me nuts!

I don't think you can set a number on friends. I have many people who I consider to be friends...some more acquaintance-like than others. I have a best friend that I'm lucky if I see once a year, but when I do, it's as if I'd just seen her the day before. I also have friends up where Spoons' lives that I met through him, but now love dearly. New friends are great!

 

[BlackLantern]

I'm in the average, I have 2 good friends I can go to if needed.....but I had a stint where I didn't have anyone....conversely, I think it's unhealthy if you consider your SO your one and only friend.....

 

[Star]

I think everyone needs some actual social activity once in awhile regardless of age, otherwise they become bizarre

 

[chaseter]

I think everyone needs some actual social activity once in awhile regardless of age, otherwise they become bizarre

'They' or 'knowsbleed'?

 

[The Guard]

There's only something wrong with being a loner as an adult if that's not what you want.