Loners

Hoppy

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1. When I am in the company of where I don't want to be in the company,

Sun Nov 29, 2015, 12:31 AM

Nov 2015

I use the time to do my best to have everyone else at the gathering have a good time.

That means asking them about what they are about. What changes in their lives since the last time I saw them. How they feel about the changes that I know have happened. What they are working on. How is it going.

and on, and on, and on.

The challenge is to think of as many different questions as I can.

People like to talk about themselves so it becomes easy to get them to do so.

--- and the time goes by very quickly.

Regarding being alone, my favorite time is being in my car by myself, going some place.. I put 50,000 miles on my car each year. I have been doing this since around 1970.

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Did any of you have a really hard time with family gatherings? [View all] smirkymonkey Nov 2015 OP

When I am in the company of where I don't want to be in the company, Hoppy Nov 2015 #1

I tend to want to retreat from the group. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #2

I used to always be late to gatherings. I figured out that it was my fear that people would expect Hoppy Nov 2015 #3

my friend, grind it out Dr. Xavier Nov 2015 #4

My only family is my LiberalElite Nov 2015 #5

I wonder if it has something to do with the attitude of people who are married w/ children toward smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #7

So, what's next then? Conch Dec 2015 #6

THanks for your good wishes! smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #8

You too. Conch Dec 2015 #9

I'm glad your brother has the retriever. ;) I can relate ellenrr Dec 2015 #10

It depends. bemildred Mar 2016 #11