If you like being alone were you an only child?

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The stars have somehow aligned to ight and I'm totally alone at home, no DP or DC, amazing.

My SIL caught wind of this and is suggesting all manner of things we could do so I won't be alone and lonely.

It got me thinking, the people I know who were only children (me included) seem to love being alone, and people I know from big families seem to hate it.

Is my theory correct or is my sample size too small?

I'm one of 4 and love nothing more than being on my own.

DH is also one of 4 and also the same.

If anything in my experience it's the only children who are scared of being alone. I really cannot fathom people who always have to be with someone.

I love being alone! I hate it when people assume that because I am alone in the house that they must rush over to keep me company, or make arrangements so I don’t get lonely, just because they themselves don’t enjoy being on their own (I have one friend who is particularly bad for this).

I am not an only child, but there is a 12 year age gap between me and my next (older) sibling.

If I want company I am perfectly capable of seeking it out.

I am the eldest of 5 and like being alone for some time every day I need headspace when a child I could disappear into a book to be alone, I am not a loner I like other peoples company but in small regular doses I could not bear to be in a joined at the hip relationship where you could not have a silence
I love my family Dh and DD but we need 2 reception rooms as we all like time alone

I was the only one of my age in my family so little in the way of natural playmate, and had a large house and garden so plenty of space. I lived out of school catchment on a very busy road so saw little of my friends other than occasional formal playdates. With hindsight, I naturally had my own space so tended to crave company.

Now as a mother I'm always craving being alone and having my own space. With hindsight, I always had enough natural opportunity so never craved it. I used to get my alone time from getting home from work early compared to DH, plus school holidays. I must be more introverted than I realised, unless I have changed and am just overloaded.

I'm not an only child and I enjoy alone time

A joined at the hip relationship sounds hellish to me. I love DH very much, but do believe in absence makes the heart grow fonder

I was one of many children. I used to love being alone! (Before children) now I'd always prefer to be with them if there's an option.

I love being alone, and I’m one of 7 children.

My husband is an only child, and he’s also very happy on his own.

I have five siblings, I craved time alone, I love it now.

Only sort of . Sibling is 16 years older and had already left home so I was brought up alone. No other children in the family (cousins etc) existed, all much older than me. Dad an only child himself, mums sibling lived abroad. Love being alone but also need to have someone there with me. I dont like living alone, fine with being on my own as long as someone's coming back.

I nipped into the big Tesco earlier and saw a family of four food shopping together, what sort of fresh hell is that?! I know food shopping is not really 'alone', but to drag the entire family to have the company just baffles me.

I also see lots of threads on here with people bemoaning their partner going on a weekend away or working a weekend and OP has no idea what she'll do with herself. It truly baffles me how a grown adult couldn't survive without company 24/7

I’m an only and I love to be alone.

I have an older sibling, but I also love alone time (or time with just DDog!) I love bimbling about with just my own thoughts, reading what I want, watching what I want, going where I want.

I love being alone and I am from a family of 14. Some members of my family can't bear to be alone, even for an hour. I am definitely an introvert.

I’m one of 4 and am as happy alone as I am being with other people.

Love alone time. I had an older brother

I have 2 siblings and like being alone but only for a few hours

I'm an only child and really need my alone time, even though I'm also an extrovert. I didn't used to think alone time mattered to me. Turns out I just had a lot of it then. Now I have an almost 2 year old and it's the thing I find hardest about parenting

also see lots of threads on here with people bemoaning their partner going on a weekend away or working a weekend and OP has no idea what she'll do with herself

the rest of us are too busy luxuriating in the thought! To post about it

Further blowing your theory out of water...I’m the eldest of two but grew up with cousins and best friends at our house ALL THE TIME

I not only enjoy time on my own, I NEED time on my own.

I'm no. 6 out of 7 and I love being on my own.

One of five and happiest on my own

I have 3 siblings and I love my own company.

I was an only child and was/am happy in my own company. Obviously there are times when I'm happy to be in company, that was more the case when I was young, don't care now.

One of 5 siblings bloody love being alone.

One of three and can guarantee I’d be described as life and soul of the party and massive extrovert, incredibly confident. Love being on my own.