Tuesday, 3 February 2015

People who love spending time alone

You think living alone is good, it can be good as well as bed.
My whole life I've been told that teamwork is golden. Two heads are better than one. The more the merrier. There is no "I" in "team." I grew up to view being in the company of others as the de facto ideal state. And for many years, it was true: my senior year of college, I lived with seven of my closest girlfriends in one house. Just as I predicted, it was one of the best years of my life. No matter what time of day or night there was always a friend to bounce an idea off of, a shoulder to cry on or a late-night snack buddy. It was domestic bliss for a 22-year-old.
The main thing about living alone is you cannot have it both ways. 
Consider the supposedly best things about living single as offered up by the lightweights from places such as
  1. "You can use the bathroom without closing the door."
  2. "You can stay up as long as you want. Without keeping it down for other people. Blast that episode of Frasier!"
  3. "Nobody will steal your food."
  4. "You can leave your clothes on the floor…"
  5. "You can do all the embarrassing and gross things you want without fear of judgment."
  6. "…you don't ever have to wear pants."
  7. "You don't have to worry about a roommate hearing you have sex, or vice versa."
  8. "You never have to wait for anyone to get out of the bathroom to pee or shower."
  9. "You can use all the hot water in the shower."
  10. "You don't have to share the TV…

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