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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you don’t have a community, friend group or neighbors, who’s telling you that having these is the ideal? Advertisement, TV shows and Instagram?[/quote]

OP here. I think it's mostly articles I read like one that said old people who aren't connected to friends are more likely to have failing health. And it made me wonder about if that's only for old people who USED to have friends and community or will it affect me who has never had friends and community. Stuff like that. When I'm by myself, I'm not lonely, but when I keep getting told in different ways that I SHOULD be around people I do feel lonely. Like when people at work are all pressing to find out your Memorial Day plans. I had none. I've never had any. And I'm fine puttering around at home doing whatever. Right up until people ask how many bbqs I'm going to and what I'm wearing for the Memorial Day parties I must surely be going to, etc. [/quote]

Ironically if you had a small community or a few people around you who also preferred dog company to people company you may find it easier to shrug off everyone else. Is there a dog park where you can meet a few people who validate your feelings? That may be enough to simply tell people you are happy without a Memorial Day parties.

Or else just ignore the people who don’t know you. You live once. You can’t live for Susan in accounting at work.[/quote]

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