Forgive me...

[GateandGarden]

...'cause I'm about to wax philosophical and then expect the rest of you to do the same but much better.

Do you think it's possible that some people are happier if they go through life without being close to any other human being? If a friend told you that he or she felt that way, would you have a hard time believing it? Basically, I have an ex-friend who thinks that love, particularly the unconditional kind (must resist urge to allow Stevie's "Unconditional Love" to go through my head) is a joke. This person prefers to be alone, and I don't mean just without a romantic partner but a very close friend as well. This person doesn't really want to share anything significant with anyone else. She doesn't want to talk about much more than work and such with other human beings. I've always found these declarations hard to take. Am I the only one who feels that we all need someone to confide in? How do y'all feel about this? Do you suppose that to assume that this person (or anyone else) does need more human contact is an example of me pushing my beliefs about what a person needs onto someone else? Do I only feel the way I do because I know I need more than that?