Is anyone else here secretly a loner? Like, I have maybe 1-2 close friends and I enjoy going to social gatherings or restaurants/bars just to be around people, but overall, I’ve found that getting myself involved with too many acquaintances or “friends” just adds more problems to my life than I’d ever want. I’ve found that other people are the greatest source of pain in my life so why be involved with too many people when it’s just even more painful? I’m a writer, and an artist, and I enjoy spending lots of time by myself. I do get lonely though and crave intimacy (especially romantic intimacy) so that’s the only major issue. I really need to be close to someone at night but because of my inferior social skills I have a hard time finding that.