[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Someone said, "The hardest person to live with is yourself." That may be true for some, but not for me. I enjoy my own company; I'm like my own best friend and I'm never lonely when I'm by myself. And I seldom disagree with my goals and lifestyle; I'm easy going and agreeable.

Now a different subject: I don't like to make excuses for people being mean spirited or grouchy but here's a possibility: It's called "displaced anger".

Say someone is being nagged by a spouse to lose weight but they can't fight back because they need to keep peace in their household. So you come along and start talking about "weight loss and health" and they let out their anger on you. They might say, "It's none of your business!!", in all capital letters. There might be a price to pay for yelling that at home but not on this website. That's displaced anger.

And that's just one example as there might be all kinds of issues going on at home. Some people are continually venting on others because there's often no penalty for doing so.

Villages - re: the first topic you address. I'm happy you are so comfortable with yourself - that is a good thing. With all due respect, I hope you have many other friends though, including a best friend. It's not good for us to live in isolation. Humans are social animals. I intend this in a positive way.

Respectfully,

DB