Solitude isn't loneliness. It's freedom.
When there are others around, they have their agendas, their demands, the obligations that they would foist on you. Your time, your energy, your finances, all of sudden, become subject to another person's wish and whim.
When I am alone, none of these are any kind of burden. When I am alone these things simply don't exist. There is only myself and my intentions. Nothing else to consider, nothing to hamper my choice. For this reason, it is preferred.
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XbluesandX
16:58 Feb 05 2017
This true, and I can relate to your appreciation of solitude, but do you agree that there are times, especially when you're happy, that you want to experience it with the company of another?
SanguineRaine72
00:33 Feb 06 2017
Most of the times that I can really remember being happy, happy enough for it to register in my memory, I was by myself. The few times that I remember being happy and with someone else are all tainted because of how things ultimately ended up with those people. Maybe it's hard for me to let things go, but it's definitely a learned behavior. I used to be very open to the world and those within it. Not so much these days.