To need a lot of alone time

I would hate that..
One of the perks of being single after a marriage is no more guests forced on me!

I'm exactly the same. My husband is too. We obviously spend time together but we also spend a lot of time doing our own thing. I've come across people in the past who couldn't get their head around it but we're happy.

Being an introvert isn't about being shy. It's about how you get your energy.

Extroverts get energy from others - they can still be shy.
Introverts get their energy differently, they prefer own company - they can still be confident or outgoing.

Sounds normal to me. I feel much better after alone time.

I had a couple of weeks off work (signed off) because I was feeling so drained and unwell in a variety of ways which have been investigated.

I didn't tell my family so everyone thought I was going to work so didn't come over. Was the two weeks I needed to recharge.

I have family needing me and work is demanding so alone time is rare but needed.

I have to eat every meal alone in my room, and need regular 10-15 min ‘breaks’ alone throughout the day or I become overwhelmed (I have ASD)

You are an introvert. As am I and lots of us.

I'd love this 😂 DP is staying at his brother's Boxing Day night, and I can't wait to have the house to myself after hosting our families for Xmas day & Boxing Day.

Thats being introverted. I am the same.
DH is the same and it suits our lifestyle we live far from family and friends so visits are planned and far and few between. Just as we like it.

I love a burst of being social but need to know it will come to an end... my husband completely opposite and utters the dreaded words " why do n 't you stay the night" just as the gathering is coming to a natural end 😫 I could kill him as he knows how it impacts on me. Doesn't mean I love the people any less but my battery is flickering on zero and I need to debrief

You sound like me.. people assume I'm an extrovert as I'm very bubbly, chatty when I'm with them but that's because I've had plenty of time to recharge to be like that in small bursts.
It all comes undone when I've had to stay with people, inlaws etc for a few days or even a week. I'm my sociable self for a few hours then I have to go for a walk or go to my room and they wonder where I've gone and are constantly asking. If I stay around them too long I go quiet and lifeless. Think it surprises people

You’re just an introvert. Completely normal
This! I always thought I was an extrovert because I make friends easily, love my friendships, like to do things with people. I'm chatty, a confident speaker and like to be active.

I now know I'm a typical introvert. That is however much I love to be with people, it drains me and being on my own is how I recharge. I always look forward to my me time.

I hate big groups and avoid them. I am usually always the first to leave gathering. I love my own company and never feel bored or lonely. I get my energy during these me time.

I am the same.

I find socialising totally draining. I need a lot of time of my own.

I assume it is an introvert, and in my case neurodivergent, trait.

I really don't care what other people think about it!

It is just what comes naturally to me and I no longer try to go against it.

I don't get sick of it either.. I love my own company and NEVER get bored.
I wasn't an only child but my siblings were much older so not around and I was alone a lot playing. So made my own fun. Is this the same for anyone else?
Wondering how much is nature va nurture.
I'm fascinated by human behaviour so I've asked a few extroverts why they love being around people so much and they say they don't like their own company and like to fill the space so they aren't alone with their own thoughts too long. Or they don't have much talk in their own heads.

Totally normal. Being around other people can feel quite exhausting to navigate different energies, personas and sometimes agendas.
You may feel like you want to protect yourself and your own energy by minimising unnecessary social situations. You don't conform to societies expectations or normalisation of the need to constantly stimulate social behaviours.
Sometimes the best time spent is alone, besides, when you feel ready and comfortable you have plenty of time to be a social butterfly if that is what you desire, but for now, you are happy in your own company which is the most important thing ❤️

No YANBU at all. Very normal for an introvert.

Im similar. I need a lot of alone time, and if I don’t get it, I end up sitting up late like now!

I found it hard when I had small children for this reason.

Me too.
I'm astounded how I ended up with a partner, child, huge amount of ILs and different friendship groups that often seem constantly on rotation.
It's so draining. I don't enjoy being around other people that much if truth be told. I love being by myself. I don't get sick of it ever.

I think your life style sound great. I would like that. Enjoy it.

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You're an introvert. Welcome to the club! There's a great book called Quiet:The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I highly recommend it.

I'm both. I'm an only child and for 15 years worked totally alone. HAppy with the radio. I also love socialising and have always had a large group of friends, but never really a best friend
But I found when I had an office job and we'd be away working/socialising being together for most of the day and night, I'd have to take a walk on my own after a couple of days
It's normal

You are completely normal OP 😊

I’m introverted too @TopGalGotte but it’s slightly different for me. I live alone and really don’t like sharing my space; work and having to interact with family is exhausting for me and I don’t have a social life . I can do the odd coffee or spend 1:1 time with very old friends. Caveat - except when now adult DC were at home, never resented sharing with them

I have finished teaching for the tw and have just bailed on three nights worth of outings a couldn’t cope with any of them. The drive to be quiet and on my own was just so huge. I am always a better person if I am allowed to recharge on my own and decompress.

I need a lot of alone time. My ideal day is having nothing to do and pottering around the house by myself. But I am also pretty sociable, I enjoy talking and people think I talk a lot! I like being around people, and my job is also very sociable. I just need periods of alone time too.