A loner tend to enjoy spending as much time on their own as they can. Of course, they do have friends. It’s not that they dislike people. They just have less of a need for peer acceptance than most. Often, loners have large groups of friends and have a higher standard for their friendships.
There are many misconceptions surrounding the concept of the loner, the geek that lacks the necessary people skills to connect with others. This stereotype fails to acknowledge that there is more than one type of loner in the world – those who choose to live this life and those who are forced to due to specific traits, characteristics or life choices.
But still, many loners make the conscious decision to get plenty of time on their own. Why? According to a psychologist at Wellesley College explains,
“Some people simply have a low need for affiliation. There’s a big subdivision between the loner-by-preference and the enforced loner. Those who choose the living room over the ballroom may have inherited their temperament or a penchant for solitude could reflect a mix of innate tendencies and experiences such as not having many friends as a child or growing up in a family that values privacy.”
Whether you choose to live alone due to experiences from your past or simply because you were born this way – the point is that it’s an important part of who you are. You aren’t ‘trapped in this life’ or forced to ‘settle’ for this. Instead, you truly enjoy a solo lifestyle.
People with these personality traits always remain alone in life’s journey:-
Place Value on Personal Boundaries
You have spent some quality time establishing your personal boundaries in order keep yourself safe. For this reason, you place a high value on these boundaries. You will only allow people into your life that will respect them, and you highly respect the boundaries of others. However, if someone shows any indication of disregarding your boundaries, they will be cut from your life instantly.
Open Minded
This may surprise you, as many assume that those who prefer to distance themselves from others do so due to a rigid, closed-minded view of life. However, the opposite is true. You enjoy exploring and learning about other outlooks, opinions, and ways of life. You love expanding your knowledge and will happily sit down to engage in a conversation with anyone and everyone, so long as they are willing to show you the same respect in return.
Time is Valuable
You recognize that time certainly isn’t something that we’re guaranteed – no one knows how long we have before our time on Earth is up. As a result, you have an incredible amount of respect for the time of others, always showing up on time and managing your time together wisely. You also highly value your own time, choosing to work smarter rather than harder in order to improve your productivity.
Extremely Courageous
You are a person who exudes confidence and that confidence makes you extremely desirable to everyone else. There is a certain glow about your personality that brings out the best in others that they look up to your courage with inspiration in their eye’s.
This goes hand in hand with you being one of the best role models is because of how courageous you really are. There isn’t a single challenge or adversity that you will not face down yourself.
Guided by Intuition
Looking back, you see that you’ve always had a strong gut feeling. Even more importantly, you have come to realize that if you trust in that gut-feeling and listen to what it is telling you, that it is incredibly accurate and reliable. Your ability to recognize and tune into this has served you well in the past and will continue to serve you well moving forward if you trust it. Don’t underestimate the power of your intuition.
Self Aware
This is an incredibly important trait for those who live their lives willingly as a ‘loner’, as everyone needs to feel loved in order to find mental, emotional and spiritual happiness. The difference is that you don’t need that love to come from an outside source. You truly and genuinely love yourself including accepting the flaws and quirks that make you unique. This level of self-love is rare but so important! Keep moving forward, you’re a diamond in the rough. Know that others look up to you for this.
Avoid Drama
Being born to live alone doesn’t mean you don’t want to be around people at all, simply that you are highly selective. There is no room in your life for the stress and annoyance caused by drama and you will avoid it at all costs. You aren’t interested in large groups full of pointless gossip. Instead, you would rather have a quality one-on-one conversation.
Emotional Strength
They’re typically used to relying on themselves if they enjoy a solitary life. They fight and win their own battles. It may seem a little intimidating to you at first.
Don’t let it put you off though. Why would you want to be with an emotionally weak person?
Very Empathetic
While you may not want to surround yourself with people, you can’t help but acknowledge their feelings and emotions. You’ve been blessed with a strong gift of empathy, and it is abundantly clear anytime that someone is around you. This can be a powerful tool due to the fact you have developed such a high level of emotional intelligence, truly understanding how to control and manage your own feelings. These are skills you can then put to work in helping others to face their pain and struggles in life.
Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Loners are more than aware of what their weaknesses and strengths are. However, they know that there is always room to improve no matter how good they think they’re doing. Regardless of being self aware with these imperfections, they still hold their heads high to show others that it is okay to be confident with who you are.
No One Is Perfect
Mentioned before about knowing their weaknesses and strengths, loners know that no one is absolutely one hundred percent perfect. We all have our own flaws and ways to improve on, however, they know it is better to just go with the flow.
They do what they feel is right for themselves and for others and make sure that they address each flaw within themselves with honesty and how they can maybe improve on some of those imperfections.
Never Co-dependent
There is never a time in your life where you feel as if you need to depend on someone else for anything at all. You prefer to be your own person, even if you are in a relationship with someone else you still prefer to do things your own way. Being dependent on someone else for trivial needs is something you try to avoid and will go great lengths to show others just how capable you are being on your own.
Moral Compass
People with integrity are a bully’s worst nightmare. They don’t put up with insults or degrading language, and are known to stand up for people who can’t defend themselves.
Their moral compass is precise; they know what’s right and what is wrong, and have a deep conviction for balanced justice.
