TheTravelingSword wrote:

"Some people like to be alone, yet are not loners. Some people are surrounded by people, but are loners."

Sure, there are definitely good and bad friends. Good friends will give you advice, help and support as you go through your life just as your family pushes you to succeed. They would care for you as you should care for them. Even if they run or back stab you, they're still your friends. Unless you really hate their guts. Just like me, I used to have some nice friends who started smoking crack and doing other drugs such as smoking. I don't consider them as real friends since I don't hang out with them. But as just buddies and acquaintances to one another.
No one can be trusted until you trust them. It's hard to trust someone, but as time flows, you get to know your friends better. Everyone laughs at jokes even though they're corny. They envy one another, doing they're best to succeed one another while still cheering on each other in different ways. Having friends is great. They're fun and enjoyable as you make good friends. Don't hang out with those if you feel unwelcome. Just leave and find somebody. It's just like high school, a first impression is always good. Make good choices where you and your friends depend on one another. A group of survivors going against zombies has a better chance of survival than a person soloing zombies..

Well, enough of my senseless rambling. I will leave it to you, the one who should decide to make good choices.

kyorizuken wrote:



i agree with the first part. im surrounded by people but im a loner. haha

ThursdayMan wrote:

I've been that way myself for most of my life as well...a loner, that is. I also have a few close friends and good acquaintances, but I keep to myself also.

Just like a lot of you on this thread.

A lot of it, I found out reading up on this, has to do with temperament.

Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, found out about this stuff over 2400 years ago. It is known as the Four Temperaments. The temperament most linked to us loners is called "Melancholy". This is the temperament that has produced the most scholars, poets, artists, mystics, statesmen and saints.

Unfortunately, it also is the temperament that has folks prone to being loners, as well as suffering most from depression or worse. "Been there, done that" in my case.

If you're curious to find out more about it, here's a link that teaches about the Melancholy temperament - and the other three as well:

http://www.fisheaters.com/quizm.html

Thank you all for your time and attention.

ThursdayMan wrote:
If you're curious to find out more about it, here's a link that teaches about the Melancholy temperament - and the other three as well:
http://www.fisheaters.com/quizm.html

kissmed wrote:

there's nothing wrong being a loner so long as you dont create major problems for others.

animelover28 wrote:

i used to be realy popular when iw as like really young but as i got older i found it harder to talk to others and make friends. I don't really mind and i've got a group of friends