# Are you a People Who Needs People? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 8, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463 "2005-06-08T15:16:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/41 "2005-06-08T19:29:21Z")
Meh, I am up for whatever you’re up for. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/42 "2005-06-08T21:41:57Z")
definitely a strong type “B” here, i hate the general public, i have a couple freinds and family members i’ll spend time with, but i hate being forced to interact with people dealing with idiots 8 hours a day will tend to do that to you i also have to deal with my 3 year old nephew that worships the ground i walk on, problem is, he has no concept of _alone_ time, and after about 15 minutes, i’ve had all i can take of him and just want to be left alone, he’s a great kid, incredibly smart and capable of actually holding a legitamite conversation, he’s just tiring with his constant energy… the fact that i dislike kids doesn’t help either after a day of dealing with morons for 8 hours, i just want to go home and be alone, wheter that means vegging out in the bedroom, or hopping on my bike and going for a ride, i want to be left _alone_, is that too much to ask? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/43 "2005-06-08T21:53:45Z")
Definitely B. I’ve a real need to be alone on a regular basis. I don’t think I could survive being permanently surrounded by people. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/44 "2005-06-08T22:04:43Z")
> [@Maskerade - Terry Pratchett](#): > > People who didn’t need people needed people around to know that they were the kind of people who didn’t need people. Oh, and I’m definitely a Type B. Before I fell for **supervenusfreak** I could go for DAYS without saying so much as “hello” to another human being. I didn’t even talk to myself… ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/45 "2005-06-08T22:20:48Z")
Yay! I form a category! My husband is much more of a ‘B’ than I am, but we’re both very good at (can anyone else do this?) _being alone together_. We’ll be in the same room doing separate things, without talking, for hours. It greatly facilitated our relationship when we were living in a bachelor (only one room) apartment. I suppose it’s still a form of companionship, but there’s no real emotional drain the way there is conciously paying attention to another person. Now that I think back, there were times (when I was a kid) when I would politely ask a friend to go home so I could play alone for a while. I must have become a little more social with age. ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/46 "2005-06-09T00:28:45Z")
I’m a Type B to the T. I prefer being alone most of the time, especially when the choice is between that and being with people I don’t know well. I’m capable of some social butterflying, but it’s not often enjoyable and it makes me physically tired, or, if it goes on longer than a few hours, ill. I have to really care about the outcome to put myself out there when I’m at a party of whatever. I have a small circle of close friends, and when we’re all in the same place I prefer to do things with them not quite once a week. I’m happy to be with them longer if we’re on a weekend road trip or whatever, but it can get pretty trying by the end. The only exception to all this is my boyfriend–he and I are both type Bs in general, but we seem to be able to go much longer with each other without feeling taxed by the contact. Not forever, but longer. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/47 "2005-06-09T00:32:47Z")
Type 1 I like people ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/48 "2005-06-09T00:51:47Z")
It seems like my husband is a very popular guy. Don’t worry, I’m willing to share. Y’all can take him out while I enjoy a quiet evening home alone. Or, I can hang out with **NE Texan’s** wife. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463/49 "2005-06-09T01:35:56Z")
Another Type B here. I just finished my first year of college and the closest I came to doing anything social ever was going to Burger King with a couple people after a rehearsal or visiting a friend to trade music with her over the network (both of these things happened once.) And yet I’m content, although I do regret not trying to get to know some people better. I also worry that my already-deficient social skills are deteriorating to the point that in a few years I won’t be able to be around people anymore without running away in fear. But I like being alone (in fact, I need alone time or I become even less fun to be around), and people confuse me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-people-who-needs-people/307463.md?page=2)