Is Living Alone Making You Weird? - Page 2

TimilDeeps · 02-25-2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Kobi

So, I'm wondering, do you have any little quirks or eccentricies that you attribute to living alone? Do you ever take them with you when visiting others?

Nope, just living makes me weird

girl_dee · 02-25-2012, 03:48 PM

i loved living alone!

it's probably what makes me a rather difficult room mate, i get hung up on things that aren't a big deal but get under my skin, and i know that's *my* stuff and am learning to lighten up a bit!

like, crumbs in the butter, drives me NUTS.

Scuba · 02-25-2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TimilDeeps

Nope, just living makes me weird

Ditto

SugarFemme · 02-25-2012, 06:23 PM

Let's see if leaving my bathroom door open when I am alone, talking to my dog who is a member of my family, taking a spoonful out of MY PB makes me weird....YUP!!! Guilty as charged!!! I'm weird LOL

Mr Nice Guy · 02-25-2012, 06:39 PM

I love living alone. It's having my Mom live with me thats making me weird.

Billy · 02-25-2012, 07:16 PM

I don't think living alone makes Me weird , I was born this way
I have lived alone for some time , I believe it gave Me a chance to get to know Myself and grow as a person ..

Ciaran · 02-25-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kobi

The article also talks about how living alone might lead to quirkiness, eccentricies, and general weirdness in the comfort of our own homes where we are free to be ourselves. It is being called Secret Single Behavior.

The NY Times needs to get with the times - weird is the new normal and normal is the new wierd.

Personally, there's nothing new about any of this. Typically, if living alone, we have more freedom to act how we want and when we want to.

However, it's no different to someone who lives as part of a large family i.e. their behaviour will be very different in that family setting to when the rest of the family disappear and, similarly, their behaviour will typically be different when at work i.e. to a certain extent, we adjust our behaviour to varying degrees depending upon the social circumstances and expectations.

When living on your own, you're clearly less restricted in that sense. Is that weird? To me, it seems weird to want it any other way ....... as someone who works intense hours in a crowded city, has an active and rather intense life outside of work, I love to be able to shut the door to the world, to escape people and just be my natural grumpy and curmudgeonous self.

iamkeri1 · 02-25-2012, 11:41 PM

I actually don't find any of these behaviors to be weird. I do not live alone, and I do most of these things. I do not drink champagne in the shower at 8am. I don't like champagne, and I takes baths, not showers. I have, however, eaten many meals while soaking in the bathtub. I think it makes sense to wash your vegetables while in the shower since it saves water. Having them share a soaking in the bathtub with me, is much less appealing, I must say.

Weird is normal
Smooches,
Keri

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kobi

There was an article in the New York Times
looking at how 1 in 4 American households and 1 in 2 in Manhattan now have a single occupant.

The article also talks about how living alone might lead to quirkiness, eccentricies, and general weirdness in the comfort of our own homes where we are free to be ourselves. It is being called Secret Single Behavior.

Some examples of secret single behavior would be:

~ walking around naked at 2am eating peanut butter from a jar while drinking OJ from the carton

~ unique sleep habit cycles without a routine schedule

~ weird meal habits i.e. eating the same thing for breakfast, lunch and supper (hey, it was on sale) or having doritos as a meal

~ leaving the bathroom door open (which apparently is a habit we might take with us when we visit others)

~running stuff by our pets who are notorious good listeners

~drinking champagne in the shower at 8am

~washing vegetables while showering

~playing video games for days without sleeping

~unique home only outfits

I dont know if this stuff is really the result of living alone or just people being people.

So, I'm wondering, do you have any little quirks or eccentricies that you attribute to living alone? Do you ever take them with you when visiting others?

Cole610 · 07-27-2014, 11:32 AM

Currently sitting on my little balcony in my boxer briefs and sleeveless tee. Eating pretzels for breakfast. Last friday I had bbq peanuts for dinner.

QueenofSmirks · 07-29-2014, 01:14 PM

I've been known to eat trail mix as a meal

starryeyes · 07-29-2014, 01:30 PM

Living alone is making me more amazing!! I love it!!

Yes, I don't always clean the dishes right away, or pick up the clothes on the floor... But who cares!? It's my decision!! :-D

RockOn · 07-29-2014, 01:55 PM

no

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lilapache · 07-29-2014, 04:16 PM

kinda sorta and kinda sorta not

it makes me see why i stay away from a lot of people
it makes me enjoy the close knit circle i do have

but most of all.. it's showed me i can be alone and do anything and everything i set my mind to and that i really never needed anyone... but myself..

Jane Bond · 09-15-2015, 11:40 PM

I had some good answers that disappeared. So I just want to answer this one:

~washing vegetables while showering

I wash all of my body in the shower thoroughly, including my derriere. What if a tiny flake of fecal matter fell on the celery I had already washed for snack time? "Hep, this is Cholera, have you met?" Uhhh. I don't feel so good...

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lilapache Member How Do You Identify?: DONE Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: forever away Posts: 1,374 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 3,880 Times in 1,025 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	kinda sorta and kinda sorta not it makes me see why i stay away from a lot of people it makes me enjoy the close knit circle i do have but most of all.. it's showed me i can be alone and do anything and everything i set my mind to and that i really never needed anyone... but myself.. __________________ Don't get mad when a girl cares too much. Worry when they start to not give a fuck.

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