Relationships are important, but this importance varies from person to person. What would break one (long absence of such) is a negligible detail for another. I

Relationships are important, but this importance varies from person to person. What would break one (long absence of such) is a negligible detail for another. Its true that most folks are wired for some form of them, but some actually thrive in their absence and focus their energy easier towards their goals. I personally am somewhere in between. I can handle loneliness remarkably well, way better than most if not all people I know closely (and this allowed me to do hard very positive actions in life), but that doesn't prevent me from enjoying occasional family or friends reunion. But I don't thrive on them and I am not sad/depressed when lacking them. I love my family just to be clear and especially my parents, very little to complain about. For example serious adventures can fill this hole more than nicely. But now my kids are doing their best and the hole is overflowing a bit.