Are you happy spending lots of time alone?

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Time alone is fine for me. I prefer to do many things alone : shopping, exercising inc long walks, week evenings,

What about everyone else ?

I relish time alone. More so since perimenopause. The cat is OK though.

My ideal would be 75% alone time and 25% company. I live alone and love it.

I love time alone but wouldn’t want to do most activities alone. The joy is in sharing the experience.

Yes! I love my own company!

Yes I am very content in my own company.

One of the harder things I find about having a family - I like to have some alone time to recharge my batteries and that is hard to come by.

I’d absolutely love more (mum of 2 young DC!). I lived alone for 5 years in my 20s and LOVED it. When DH takes the kids out, I make the most of it! One of my Mother’s Day ‘presents’ was time to myself for a couple of hours. 🤣

Yes I prefer being on my own

Same.
I haye it if l don't get time to myself regularly.

Yes, I'm very comfortable on my own.

I love it: football matches, gigs, breakfast out, you name it. Poor old DH, he’s always a bit downcast when I’m not disappointed if he can’t join me…

I feel most at ease on my own, happy content, quiet, slow. I love my DH and he's the one person I can spend so much time with. My two closest friends I see only about monthly, separately. I then have some good friends I see a few times a year in various groups. This is more than enough for me.

Yes, I'm very content and a happy being alone. I have lived alone for a huge chunk of my life, and it suits me.

I live alone with my cat & I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I love holidays & long walks alone but I also love time with friends & family, & make sure I get out & socialise daily - even if it’s just chatting with other women at the gym.

I have to force myself to pretend to enjoy it. I’d much rather have company even if it’s sitting in companionable silence. There’s just me and my 19 year old ds at home so I get plenty of time alone, and when he’s home he’s still doing his own thing.

I dream about having time alone at home. I love my husband family and friends but I would so love a weekend on my own.

YES! I've been told that I am selfish for not wanting to share my time with a partner (I'm permanently and cheerfully single!), but why do I need to be joined at the hip with someone who might not like the activities that I enjoy? I would rather have a nice time, rather than having it spoilt by someone huffing and puffing and wanting to go home! Also, 'selfishly', I don't have to compromise if I don't want to... and it's liberating after growing up in a family where everybody else came first!

I get to starfish in bed if I want to. I can read in peace, play the piano, make things without getting distracted (or being told that I'm being boring or it's pointless...), walk my dogs, go swimming or to the pictures or just 'out' doing something that I think is fun and interesting.

People, on the other hand, are quite draining and I always need a rest (alone) after a chunk of time spent socialising! I do like my family, but it's nice to have a break from them sometimes 😳