Is it normal that i don't miss people?

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I enjoy being alone and rarely miss people.
Some of my closest friends are the ones I rarely ever see due to time constraints or them moving away, eg. My best friend moved to Germany and we don't get to talk that often but this doesn't make me sad. I also don't miss family members when they're gone for a while.

Also, I'm in a relationship with a really lovely guy who I get along well with but we don't get to see each other that often. I didn't realise it was a problem but recently he said it upsets him. I enjoy spending time with him but I don't miss him at all when he's not there. We've made a plan to see each other more often but this is something that honestly doesn't bother me.

Is this normal or am I wierdly detached/ self-absorbed? I hate the thought that I might be hurting other people by being like this.

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  • Gena45
    12 years ago

    I don't miss people either. Maybe you are just independent and don't need other people to make you happy, thus you don't miss them.

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  • DannyKanes
    12 years ago

    I miss people. I'm always thinking about people I've met in the past. What they're doing know and what they're thinking about. I never forget anyone.

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  • Suhassalian
    5 years ago

    You will miss them when you really lose them.. Usually I don't miss anyone, but the people I know who will never come back to your life I do miss them..

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  • ChanTwo
    7 years ago

    Normal (whatever that may be) is overrated!

    I don't miss people. It has nothing to do with them; it's just not an emotion that I experience. I'm okay with that. Other people, well, they're not okay with it. Having some silly emotional response over someone's absence makes no sense to me. But, apparently, some people think we should feel some sort of emptiness when we're absent from them or they from us.

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  • Anomalous_Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I really really like being alone and prefer it most of the time. Even with my closest friends I don't like too much extended social interaction, though I do enjoy being quiet with them (reading, watching movies, walking). And sometimes I like this more than just being alone. For the last couple years I've not even desired a romantic relationship, in part because there are so few people that enjoy being quiet and alone much of the time. I can't recall ever missing anyone.

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  • Fartyr
    11 years ago

    I prefer to be alone . Many of my "friends" have left at the times I needed them most. They want me to listen to their problems but as SOON AS THEIR PROBLEM IS OVER they forget who I am.

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  • Sweetz
    12 years ago

    I also push myself away from others and don't miss them(reason why im single) :/ but after awhile i get lonely and it saddens me the way i am. I need the opposite of me but most guys give up trying.

    I think you just need to find the right person that will understand you and is very similar. You need someone that'll make you want to crave their attention, someone like yourself will bring out the flame in you :)

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    I enjoy my own company too but I miss people very much. I'm very sentimental and miss the times we had together. This is probably not helping. Maybe you're more independent than he is and need someone more like you.

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