every time i scroll, i see something telling me that human connection is the key to happiness. but what if you genuinely don’t crave social interaction? what if you actually feel better spending most of your time alone? i know the difference between healthy solitude and isolation, and i don’t think i’m isolating myself. but sometimes i wonder—am i missing something? or is it just that society pushes the idea that being alone = being lonely?

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一小時內	Erin McClary erinamcclary	I feel the same way. For the most part, people annoy me, and I have so much more peace when I'm alone (with my dog 🙂).
2 小時內	Kevin Dickerson kevindickerson	Being solitary is not the same as being lonely.
2 小時內	Camille Evans chevans1204	Human connection is important to a lot of people, but if you are happy in solitude, just keeping doing you. If you don’t need it, you don’t need it. Happiness comes from within ourselves. It isn’t healthy to depend on others for your own happiness so I don’t put much faith in some of the ideas society is presenting. I spend a lot of time alone because social interaction exhausts me. It’s what works for me.
4 小時內	Mary Sommers midsommersnight84	I need deep connections but only a few. If you're content then don't worry about it. I don't need someone in my presence all the time but just to feel understood by a couple souls.
5 小時內	manicpop	I think its more about quality connection. There isn't a lot of quality out there though 😬😬 I've been fairly lucky, but still
7 小時內	Laura Everly laura_meditations_	I would imagine connection is different for everybody. I connect wherever I go. I go to a bookstore we’ve been going to for 20yrs and I know people. We chat. It’s enough for me. I smile/chat with various people wherever I go. Small points of connection. I have great neighbors too!Otherwise I’m mostly at home. Or reading alone. I love alone time.Connection for me is when nothing is expected of me from the other person, it’s just an organic experience. I’m exhausted by expectations so I avoid that
7 小時內	Laura Waldrop (she/her) laurawaldro	I interpret this to mean (at least for me personally) that I have people in my life I feel deeply connected to. I can be extremely vulnerable and authentically myself with them and they with me. That doesn’t mean we need to spend all our time together, and it doesn’t mean superficial interactions with others are better than time alone.
8 小時內	Steven Burns burnssm303	I will point out that you’ve posted this on social media, so there must be some part of you that wants connection with others
10 小時內	Alan West iamalanwest	I think human connection means reproducing. Aren’t we all connected already anyway? Just for being on the same planet or same universe, so they must be talking creatively, generatively.
12 小時內	Mr K: Teacher and Critical Thinker constructivediscourse2021	I don't think society is necessarily pushing being alone = being lonely. Alternatively, I think society has responded to current trends such as high school shooters (many of whom are lonely) multiple statistics on loneliness amongst men, young people not going out as much as the previous generation thus increasing the chances of loneliness. I think there is an irrational fear that those who enjoy time alone may become lonely.