Your response is the one that closely mirrors mine....I often wonder what the point of relationships is since I only seem to get hurt at the end of them and they always end too quickly, whether I'm doing the ending or they are. As far as friendships, I'm a terrible friend because I just hate the whole 'bonding' thing...it's like I want a compatriot when I want one and when I'm tired of them, I want them to go away (or I go away) and that's not really condusive to a friendship.

I have enough of people at work...coworkers and donors, and I'm 'on' when I'm there (I often say 'showtime!' just before I open the doors) so by the time I get home I just want the quiet of my dog, and the lull of a vacuous television show. That even goes toward my ex....before I made him an 'ex' for good reasons...our relationship was mostly long distance and that suited me well....when he came to visit for a few weeks, after the first week, I just wanted him to go home. Too much stimulation (not the good kind, either).

So now, I work, I come home, walk my dog and if I need interaction, I go online and talk to my friends there. And when I'm tired, or feeling anxious I can just leave...no long winded explanations...just 'I gotta go'. It's freeing. I do need interaction...I just have to have it on my terms.

Wow....guess finding a love interest is out of the question now, huh?