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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:15 PM Original message |
What is the longest amount of time you've ever spent alone? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. About 15 minutes. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. hehehehe! |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. No, I'm series. The only time they leave me alone |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. 28 years, 3 weeks, 2 days, 18 hours, and a small quantity of minutes. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Do you really enjoy being alone? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I must do. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That was an interesting response |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. .... |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. two and a half years, solitary confinement in IL state pen |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. You had me for a second or two! |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Many of us go completely insane. |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. It's not pretty |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. my husband died 12 yr ago in June |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. It's good, I think, you feel comfortable with yourself |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. I was alone |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Hope you are doing ok these days |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. I spend most of my time alone |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. That is fantastic |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
70. Me too |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. Spent alone-five days. Lived alone- about 15 years. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. You're right... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. A few days. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. It is nice for a change |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Hello! |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Oh.. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I am well. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Thanks |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
23. Probably no more than a weekend |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I know what you mean there |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'm alone for up to 6 weeks at a time. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. That's a long time |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. It goes by really fast. |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
30. I lived alone most of my adult life. I enjoyed the privacy. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Glad you enjoyed it. |
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mokawanis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
31. 6 days in the wilderness |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Did you come to any revelations about yourself... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
35. It was about 3 months. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Wow, that makes a lot of sense |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
38. Not long enough! |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Now THIS is what I was wondering |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. I think you would be hard-pressed to call me... |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
40. Gah! |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Huh? |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. misclick..see other reply |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Ok |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Years |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
45. Define alone |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Alone to me is not really having a conversation or... |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Being totally alone |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. What did you earn your degree in? |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
73. Biology |
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wartrace (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
46. Do dogs & cats count as companions? n/t |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Not in this case |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
50. Probably not very long |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Aww |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Thank you. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I know it sounded a bit... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
51. One year. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. That is a very long time to be without the one you love |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
58. Truly totally alone ? |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Imagine life before no internet, no cell phones, and no cable TV! |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
60. A few hours. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. It will happen |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
61. I wouldn't say I was exactly alone... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Five years of isolation? |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. It's a long story. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. I'm glad you survived it |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
64. Parts of 6 years |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Glad you loved it. |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
66. 1.5 years |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. It can be |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:02 AM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Oh, I was very lonely. |
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victoryparty (416 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
71. My Clintonian answer: "That depends on what you mean by 'alone'" |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. See post #45 |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
75. 25 years. Ages 0-25. |
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schmuls (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
76. I spent about five days alone in my bed a couple of years ago |
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