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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an only child myself and I really dislike being alone.  Always have, probably because I spent so much time alone in childhood (well my mother was always home but I always felt alone, emotionally and existentially).

Now at 40 for decades I have disliked being alone.  I fill our weekends up with friends, get togethers and playdates because if I'm not around people I just feel awful.

Can anyone else relate?[/quote]

I'm not sure it's a function of being an only.
I have a sibling, and I can't get enough alone time.
My DH has a sibling and he's like you. On the rare occasions we end up spending the weekend "just with family" he ends up making impromptu plans with friends on Sunday night just to be around more people.
Our DD is an only and is a mix. Some weekends she wants to pack with people from second to second, others she wants to hang out in the house and just be with us, and still others she'll declare the basement "hers" and spend hours by herself working on some project or another.

I think it's more personality driven, although I suspect if DD weren't an only she'd have fewer "must be around more people" times.[/quote]

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