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[crazylemongirl]

Atually the post was about living by yourself in general not particularly korea specific.

But i don't think I can stand the idea of living with people again it kind of freaks me out.

CLG

[shawner88]

[iiicalypso]

I was weird before I lived alone, so I can't say that there is a cause and effect relationship. In fact, I think that I might be less weird living alone, because I don't feel the need to amuse somebody else all the time. Plus, I have this strange fixation on being the last person to go to sleep (perhaps developed during a long stint of couch surfing, where you HAVE to be the last to sleep), so when I had a roommate I found that I would always stay up far later than needed. And, when you live alone you have to do things that keep you stable, like doing dishes and washing the floor, whereas with roommates it always seems to come down to who can hold out the longest.

[Tiger Beer]

[Emma Clare]

Living alone is good because I don't have to clean up after any men in the place. And God do they always seem to make a mess! Then again, it's also rather lonely and dull at times not having a man around the house. Double edged sword. I reckon couples should have have 'his 'n' her' apartments. Side by side, with a walk through door in the middle.

Overall, I prefer living with others, most definitely. It's the gregarious side of me. Just as long as I have my own space to retreat to, as and when.

Oh, and I've always talked to myself.

[Ya-ta Boy]

I like living alone. I'm an early riser and hate it when someone sleeps over because it interferes with me doing whatever strikes my fancy at 5:30 in the morning.

I enjoy asking people over for dinner and a DVD, but I specify which DVD we are going to watch when I make the invitation.

After working all day at school with someone, I don't particularly want to spend my evenings with them.

I don't mind if someone drops by for a few minutes, but if they stay longer than about 10 minutes, I find myself getting impatient for them to leave.

I value my time with friends and I value my time alone. I just like being in control of when I am with friends and when I am alone.

[RR]

[phaedrus]

Lots of people live by themselves. Having roomates is for university, poor people, and married people (but then we call them spouses).
It is civilised and enjoyable to live alone.
It should not make you weird, just be yourself, and the only way to do this is by yourself.
I think living in 20 pyeong apartments with roomates makes you weird.

[Tiger Beer]

[crazylemongirl]

I'll be 24 (english age) in january. I've been a bit of a loner and generally enjoy being able to do what I want when I want. Which is what makes this lifestyle so appealing. So perhaps I should have phrased the question

Does being weird make you want to live by yourself?

CLG

[Blue Flower]

I HATE living alone. I really do. I find it boring, lonely, and just not good.
Especially living here. I find the small apartment claustrophobic, but if it was any bigger, like a house size, I couldn't do it, as I would freak out. I like to be alone, and I really need alone time (which is why I hated living in a dorm), but I need other people around me too.

As for the weirdo factor - I agree with waterbaby - you were weird before sweetums! I do catch myself muttering away sometimes, but i have always done that. I also find, that I am slipping off into my own little world, a lot more now, which is bad, as it was a habit I had finally broken a few years ago. I also find, that I just don't eat properly, as theres only myself to please, so i eat what i like, when i like. If i wanna sit down and eat an entire tub of ice-cream - i can, no one to stop me. If i lived with others, even if i wanted too, i would be too embarrassed to do that in front of them.

[Kwangjuchicken]

I have lived alone for over 1/2 of my life. And there sure enough ain't nothing wierd about me. But one major disadvantage of living alone is a greatly increased chance of alien abductions. I should know. I bet after 5 years of being here no one back on Earth has even noticed I am missing

[RR]

CLG,

I guess you're a little more mature than me. I didn't REALLY want to live alone until about 26 or so

It is not wierd. In fact, I guess it is normal, isn't it? I mean, most adults either live by themselves, or with their family. At least in modern societies.

I guess...

RR

[coolsage]

Now that I have a cat in the house, talking to myself has some legitimacy. The downside to living alone is that cooking for one is much like making love for one. You can do it, but it's just not as good as it could be.

[mishlert]