| I am not sure that isolation should be an issue. Quality and durability of relationships matter more than number, surely. I dislike parties, by and large, because it is so hard to scare up a decent conversation, and I have to work to hard to amuse myself. I have a lot of acquaintances, but not a lot of friends, because I have little in common with most of the people readily available. But I have great relationships with my wife, with whom I have been involved for almost a quarter of a century, and with my son; good relationships with my mother and a couple of brothers; and friendly if not close relationships with business associates and other parents from my sons school. Every so often I see an old friend from college, and, of course, I now have a number of cyber- friends with whom I chat. That is pretty satisfactory to me. Going to a sports bar, getting loaded, playing darts, and arguing sports statistics would not contribute much......... |
