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Just want to chime in that there is nothing wrong with spending your time alone during the holidays. I have family but I’d rather travel during this time for le
by 0x8BADF00D 7y ago
Just want to chime in that there is nothing wrong with spending your time alone during the holidays. I have family but I’d rather travel during this time for leisure. What’s so bad about being alone? I prefer it honestly. It allows me to contemplate on the past year and reflect on myself. With family all you will get is petty family politics, gossip, bringing up things that happened years ago, etc.
- echelon 7y agoDo this every year for the next twenty and see if you feel the same way. In the case of elders, they often lack any tangible social contact. Let alone with that of their own families. A small subset of people will be fine living life completely aloof, but we're social animals -- this would drive the majority of us crazy.
- rocqua 7y agoI imagine things are difficult if you already feel lonely outside of the holidays. At that point, having to be alone during them, when you know and see that so many others do have company, it really stings. Outside the holidays being alone can be 'an accident of circumstance'. During them, being alone can feel like confirmation there is no-one for you. (Note, not my feelings, no need to worry)