Is it true that most of us are always alone? Only with our books and books? ???
Is it true that most of us are always alone ?
Only with our books and books ?
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Is it true that most of us are always alone ?
Only with our books and books ?
???
I have kids and a spouse and pets and friends. I’m not always alone. I enjoy my alone time though.
You are right , but what I basically meant to ask was that – we prefer to spend more time with ourselves
Im married. 🙂
My husband is an over the road truck driver
Mine too! ?
True here.
Nooooo!!! I’m married and have 4 kids…
I’d love some extra time alone with my books.. however my 36 hour days will not allow that…
Sounds like you are one of the luckiest person in the world, with kids and happy married life ??
Yeah! That’s what I think. And on top of that, we left the rainy, stormy, unpredictable Dutch weather behind and exchanged it for the year round shorts and flip flops in Phoenix..
can’t get any better than that!
(But most readers I know have families!!)
Thank you
Have a great day ?
No – I’m married with a baby, 2 rats and a very affectionate cat! ????
We’re not alone in the true sense of the word….if you enjoy reading it shouldn’t matter tho.
Nooooooo! I’m married and I have 3 kiddos. A few close friends. I’m not incredibly social!
How could you be alone if you have books , music and friends ?
For me mostly yes. I live alone but have a caregiver that comes by three times a week. But i love being alone, so it’s all good to me!
I choose books over boys any day they don’t hurt me well not a lot
I enjoy my alone time with my books. But my son is usually curled up with me on my bed. 🙂
It’s good to hear that ??
He doesn’t enjoy reading as much as me yet. But he’s got tons of books and we read each night. Lol maybe in a few years when he’s a teenager he’ll like books more!
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No. Not at all. I have my grandson, nephews, niece, family, BF, girl friends, so I cherish my alone time when I have it.
Yeah its good to be with family and friends. .
I wish I would have more alone time with my books ? being alone doesn’t mean being lonely ?
Certainly alone doesn’t means lonely, it’s a kind of blessings that not many of us have ?
I enjoy my own company very much and reading ?.
So do I ??
I have my son, my pets, my family/friends/fellows/followers/acquaintances via the internet, my garden, and my overflowing library. I cherish my alone time, my reading time, and the blissful peace I experience while gardening.
Im dating a someone who’s as big a bookworm as I am
I’m engaged and have two children but I am very often alone x x
Don’t worry, things will change ??
True for me, but I don’t mind it.
I enjoy my alone time while reading
i honestly wish i had more alone time.
No, I am married with 3 kids, house is full of books. Thankfully reading is my ‘me alone’ time, my escape to an island inside me, I love that feeling.
Married with 5 kids. I’m hardly ever alone.
Not for me! I’m married, I work, I have friends and family. I adore my books, but they aren’t my entire life. For those who are alone, I’m glad you have books as companions! It’s a mistake to think all avid readers are lonely in real life, though
I am alone. I have no siblings, my father is away, my mom is often at work. I’m only with my granpa. But I’m always in my room sooo….
I’m fine. I have my loyal books.
It’s one of the wrost Of the things And as well as good to be alone because in future when you’ll be happy , You will know the value of happiness and when any bad moments will come again- you will respect it…☺☺
I’m married and we are very close to one of my husbands bros, my SIL (who is also a childhood friend) and their children. In fact I’m currently laying on the floor of our nieces room right now to go to the middle child’s kindergarten graduation tomorrow and because it was my birthday today. So I would definitely say no, I am definitely not a bookworm who is alone. Also, I’ve heard that book clubs are a good cure for being alone as a bookish person. Even for introverts like me. ?
Happy Birthday ☺
Thank you!?
Really ?
Happy birthday ,??
Hey! Happy birthday
Thank you! ?
Depends on what you have been conditioned by society to consider “alone”
I am not a people person at all, very antisocial so I prefer being left alone with a few good books. In saying that I do have a partner and a hyperactive 4 yr old son so actual alone time is very limited
I prefer being alone with a book❤️Most people expect me to go outside because ” I’m 14″ but I don’t! People are scary
Yep, I agree that people are scary but few not all.
You are not alone as long as you are with your precious books ?
yes
Hiii ..
You play chess ?
Wow
yes, just one of my hobby. You? do you play?
I was a part of our nation team ??
Sorry, national team
wow! That’s awesome!
I am a complete loner. My mom is a designer, my father is an engineer. My little brother, we’re not close, he’s always away. I love reading and people at school thinks I’m a Freakazoid! That’s why my only life lines are books and social media. In real life, I never talk too much. Maybe because I had no one to talk to.
Don’t worry
Everything will be going to be okay ?
I suppose so.. I prefer spending time alone with books rather than fake people ..
Um, not everyone are fake.
Yes. Im 26 weeks pregnant and under doctors orders to stay home because of morning sickness. Given that my partner works all day its just me, my 7 birds & my books all day 🙂
But you are ‘cooking ‘ someone amazing ???
yup
Nd I am proud of it…NO social dramas nd heartbreaks..We r tougher than the rest coz we r aware of real life nd not in a bubbly fairytale 😉
Did you just mention heart break ??
OH dear
I’m afraid that you know what it really means to be alone then
Trust me…I never had a single frnd till last month!
I wish ! I don’t have nearly enough time alone.
yes, it is true!
If I understand your meaning, I work 70 hours a week, so I really do not have the time for relationships of any kind. I do have a few friends who just so happens to be book nerds too.
I can go a month without human interaction.
I do have a dog and a few cats, plus all my books. So I am never truly alone.
Not really, I’m a wife, mother n daughter, a teacher surrounded by teenagers all day long, I wish I could be alone more often
Great to hear that you are always surrounded by happiness ???
Married and work with my other half so we are in the house but usually in different rooms at hometime..lol
Thank you for your beautiful words ❤❤
I gather you are feeling a little down at the moment? Xxx
Yap.
A little
Repeat after me.
I am awesome
I am important
I am loved
I am missed
I can and will do anything
I am not a burden
I am needed
I am amazing
I am strong
And no one can tell me any different
Repeat this ever day because all of the above is true for you ?
Thank you again ?
You are most welcome and awesome xxx
YES, it is, if we don’t keep the balance.
If we want to make friends, we have to invest enough time to give them attention.
The problem with a reader is all free time is invested on a book, full attention is invested on a book. Hence a reader’s friend is a book.
Real life friends may get tired of expecting some attention and leave
A reader may miss even a family gathering to finish a book creating endless excuses.
Adore (and NEED) my alone time- but I am a momma w 5 children, a husband, and 3 dogs!
Not really. I have my husband, a huge family and lots of friends. Sometimes it’s hard to find time to read, but I now can do it even if surrounded by people and noise ?
I wish I was alone many times-a husband, 2 kids, 3 cats, and a job in retail! My dream right now is to find a private island I can go so sit on by myself for a week
I’ll go with you, my friend!
I will too. But we will put our chairs very far apart 😉
no, Im Hispanic. Plenty of cousins, my wonderful loving husband, children, friends, etc…I belong to two book clubs, a job, and blessed with many books.
If there is one lonely person with it will be me having a nice time with my life partner and they never and will never make me feel alone ♥♥♥
Hiii
I had never thought that we’ll be meeting so soon.. miracles ?????
Hhhh yeah !!!!!
I just saw this post and I said I have to write Sth down !!!!!!!
So you are very lonely and you spend most of your time by yourself ?
In the situation yeah am alone like nothing but a good book understands me but in physical life no .
Well in this case , I’ll disagree with you
Why ????
I am alone a lot mor than I want to be
Loneliness is only if you feel. If you love yourself, you will never feel alone. and yes, we are many times alone. Books are the best friends apart from real friends.
No I work have kids and a bf. A nephew who thinks he can visit me anytime. Actually I am hardly ever alone, I think I need some alone time.
We are never alone. We are one!
Even if we are alone, we are not alone. God with us everywhere.
We are awesome my friend ?
Just because one is alone, does not mean one is lonely. I’ve a husband and animals, some friends. Both hubby and I are only children and ‘alone’ is normal for us.
I have 4 children, 2 are grown, but 2 are off for the summer. Their friends are in and out constantly. I have been a mother for 26 years soI have no idea what this alone thing is you speak of. Also, husband and my elderly father who is in and out of my home. My house is a zoo.
I would rather read than entertain people
Yes we are ! But i don’t mind that at all !! I find it so peaceful and safer this way , i prefer reading a book or sketching alone rather than going to a noisy crowded party , i hate crowds as im super introvert , so i really enjoy my time being alone <3
I spend a lot of time alone but I’m not lonely. I have my books and other things to occupy my time. Nothing wrong with liking to be alone.
Ambrose Bierce defined alone as “In bad company.”
I say, when one has books, one is never alone.
Books keep me company ?
I’m a homeschooling mom….I’m never alone. Reading in the evenings after my little goes to bed is my best option. My olders are readers too so when I cuddle down with a good book they’re usually right there with me. Last night we were all heaped around with very different books: Pocket watch Chronicles, Catching Fire and The Candymakers. My husband walked through the room and didn’t bat an eye. 🙂
Don’t tell me that reading books is another reason of introversion ?
You are alone in the universe.
Books won’t leave you,hurt you and betray you..❤
Books never disappoint me, like what people do.
Alone by choice. Rarely lonely. #ICherishSolitude
#BooksFeedMySoul
I never read a book that cheated on me 😛
I love this post
*raises hand* ???
Books can’t hurt you
Now that my kids are teenagers, I have more alone time. I like it, Im an only child and as a kid my best friends where the characters in my books.
No,i also have a life.i definately set aside quality reading time.
If you mean bereft of human contact, yes. Alone? Never. Books are friends.
And my cat and it is all good Don’t need a MAN
No, I try to read on my commute and while waiting for people
Yeah! Sometimes I prefer books over human interaction.
We may be alone but we are never lonely
True for me
Not for me, but books present windows to an adventure
jip
I wish i had more time alone with my books lol i have a 10 and a 1 year old… 🙁 I’m NEVER alone
Nothing wrong with that. People can be annoying unless they BYOB, bring your own book.
Agreed
No. Just love books writing them and have a little time away from family to check in with the Tribe.
I like being alone, and reading books.
Sometimes books are more presentable and caring and understanding and loving than real people
I wish, I rarely get any contiguous time alone to read. Love my family, but just give me 30 min. please!
You are never alone with books all those characters become lovely old friends who we miss when the book ends
I am a working mother with a three year old. The only alone time I get is when I’m on the toilet (if I’m lucky) and on my commute to work (my precious reading time)
May God bless your marriage life ♥♥♥♥
P:s ( same problem here! !!!!)¿¿¿
I am married but am fortunate to have a hubby who is a reader, too. That is what brought us together after we each had failed marriages with non-readers. We have been together for over 30 years. Thank God he loves the Outlander series as much as I do plus lots of other authors in common, like John Stanford.
Not by choice. We just moved to our new place a few months ago and I’ve had no luck finding friends. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE reading and being alone during that time. But I’m a wild woman at heart, so I need interaction lol.
No, I’m almost never alone and it drives me nuts because I can’t just relax and read.
Yes
I’m never alone. My husband works nights, sleeps days. My 17 year old son just got out of school, he just got his first real job, & my 27(almost) & his 25(almost) yr old wife live with us.
I am not often alone, very rare!
My husband works 14 hrs away from april/may – oct/nov, so its just me, my cats and my books all summer 😉
It’s true for me. But I’m also a writer, and writers are almost always alone, or try to be. But I live alone, have no SO and no grandkids, and almost all my family members have moved away from where we all grew up. There are few people in my complex that seem to want to be friends, so yes, I’m usually alone with my books.
I hope that your writing goes well And in future you’ll never have to be alone ??
yes
Yes
I spend more time with books than with people, so, yes.