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I once had a supervisor who in a moment of unusual insight said, 'I hate being alone'. I had to bite my tongue to not say, 'I know what you mean, I hate being around you too...'
Most of the people I've met in life have friends that are really superficial acquaintances, people they 'use' so they won't be alone, or to just gab or go drinking or shopping with. You can tell them by their 200+ Facebook 'friends'.
Unless I *really* enjoy someone else's company, I'd rather be alone, or with a good book. Not everyone is a social butterfly, nor should they want to be. But yes, it can be hard to meet compatible people at any age, especially after the school years. You're thrown into employment situations with people of varying ages and they're not from your neighborhood anymore, and likely as not you'll have little in common with them.
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True, some people are better off being left alone. Some people like to be alone, than to suffer the company of fools, and some people are super needy and literally can't be alone. Then there are people who have a balanced life. I think having a life that makes you happy is the key
To really answer your question honestly though, although I have a small social circle by choice, I personally would be a bit turned off if I dated a guy who had absolutely no friends or any social life at all...I would wonder if something was wrong with them, and I'd worry they would make me their whole world socially.
However, it would partially depend on your life in general...it would be the seeming lack of a life that would be the turn off, but if you were a painter or a writer and spent the days working on your craft or something I might feel differently...but if the total package were of an underachiever who plays video games etc in all his spare time and also has no friends....I'd bail in that case.
I have always been too socially awkward to really make friends. It don't bother me that much. Over the years a lot of the people I thought were "friends" were just liars and backstabbers. I don't need that in my life. My two best qualities are being genuine and my honesty. It's very hard to find similar people with such qualities.
I'm 32 don't really have friends any more they have all moved on to bigger better things. Same with family don't really see many of them now a days just the way it is, we out grow each other....I'm on my own these days.
Generally speaking, yes, a person is considered weird if they have no friends. But really, it depends. If it's a person who is shy/nervous, then it's understandable that they have no friends. But if it's a person who is geeky, eccentric, or gives off a strange vibe, then they definitely are considered weird for not having friends.
I personally find it weird when a female has no friends. Females are naturally friendly by default. All the female friends that I have, I met them because THEY approached me. So I find it very unusual when a female has no friends. It makes me wonder if she's got issues.
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