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[quote=Anonymous]I'm in the same boat and I'm single with no kids. I actually live in the same house - split level - with my very first and best childhood friend and her husband and kid. We chit chat in the laundry room and text back and forth but it's been years since we went out to lunch or a movie together, and she and her husband don't spend time with any other friends either.

My parents didn't really have friends so the model I grew up witnessing was fairly solitary. They weren't friends with each other either and the marriage was toxic which is why I eschewed the institution myself.

I have lots of wonderful friends out in the world who I keep in touch with via Facebook. I've lived all over the country in the pursuit of education and career, so my friends are far flung but nevertheless dear to me. I have no question that if I needed to reach out for a deeper conversation, I could - I have and have been warmly received.

I know the experts keep saying isolation is killing people and maybe it does kill extroverts who are friendless. But honestly I think introverts are mostly happy with limited in person contact and a world where we can reach out by text and social media post and express our continued love for friends without necessarily getting together often is a world we feel contented in. [/quote]

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