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Old 05-04-2016, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Virginia
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I'm female and have never heard of such a thing. It's not something I think about either. If any of my female friends are like this they've never told me. I love to travel and have met plenty of solo female travelers across the country and around the world.
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Old 05-04-2016, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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It's not that I'm afraid to sleep alone it is just that I sleep better when someone is in the bed with me.

When the hubs is out of town, it is usually a girlfriend or my gay husband.
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Old 05-04-2016, 11:20 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I'm not like this and don't think I know any women who are.
Yeah, I've never even heard of this being a thing. But then, I'm the kind of person who prefers to sleep alone even when I'm seeing someone, so.
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Old 05-04-2016, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Seattle
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I can't bring myself to tell my husband how much I loooooove having the place to myself. I adore him, and I love having him around, but there is just something wonderful about having All The Space be all mine!


I have also never met another female who was scared to sleep in a house/condo/whatever by herself, but I have a boatload of friends who love having the place to themselves. It's possible some do and it's never come up, but that's a lot of females who have no problem being solo.
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Old 05-04-2016, 11:26 AM
 
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Nope. Never heard this from a grown adult.
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Old 05-04-2016, 11:29 AM
 
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it's a phobia or an irrational fear. Was she ever a crime victim?
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Old 05-04-2016, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Not me.

Now, after 25 years of marriage, I have a hard time falling asleep when hubby is away, but that's not fear - just a deviation from the norm.
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Old 05-04-2016, 11:50 AM
 
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Unless you ask, your friends may never share. My friends probably have no idea that I loathe sleeping alone because I do it all the time and have for years.
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Old 05-04-2016, 12:06 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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Unless you ask, your friends may never share. My friends probably have no idea that I loathe sleeping alone because I do it all the time and have for years.
I agree. I bet that I am one of only two or maybe three people who know that about my two friends. (see post)


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I know a woman who prefers not to be alone in a house or apartment (but has lived alone for months at a time so it does not effect her that much). Same reason, watched too many horror films and her older brother & his buddies played a couple of mean tricks on her that scared her when she was young.

I also know an woman who does not want to be alone in a house or apartment overnight because she was raped in college when her room mate was gone. She always felt that it would not have happened if there would have been two people in the apartment.

While I do not think that it is common, IMHO, it is definably more likely to effect women then men.

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Old 05-04-2016, 12:14 PM
 
Location: Leaving fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada
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I have lived alone most of my adult life. The only time I was ever afraid was after my home was broken into and burglarized.

I got an alarm system after that and was fine again.
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