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I'm very much a Lone Wolf and am usually happy to be one. I know this does work against me sometimes because society tends to favour/reward Team Players and "socializers".

In school I hated group projects, always asking to complete the work alone if possible. Didn't like team sports either.

I've always disliked parties. My idea of a great time is to be with 2-4 really close friends or family, where you can have meaningful & intelligent conversation. To me, when a large group of people get together they go for sort of a social "low common denominator" in the name of "fun". This leaves me totally bored usually; I'll sneak off and read a book.

Don't get me wrong - I don't hate people or anything. It's just that I always find what's going on in my own head to be way more fun & entertaining than when I'm interacting with groups of people.

I'm kind of a natural loner too, but I'm getting out of it. I do get very upset sitting at home alone while my friends are out :P I guess I hate working in groups because I'm never confidant about my skills, and I dont want to drag everyone else down..though I always tend to do all the work because of it, haha. Bastards

Ditto Garaj. Couldn't say myself any better. (Even though you described yourself :) )

I suppose i'm half and half. It depends on what i am doing. If i'm out hunting, or playing paintball, i prefer to be alone, because then you don't have some twit walking around heavily behind you and fucking you off. If i'm alone then i don't have to tell people what to do all the time, i just need to tell myself.
I prefer to be with people when i go in town. I love parties. They rock. Its great to interact with loads of other people.
I was wondering, does the topic starter have a girl friend? I'm not implying anything, just out of curiousity

I was wondering, does the topic starter have a girl friend? I'm not implying anything, just out of curiousity

Even better, I'm married. :D

She tends to be a loner too, so we understand each other very well. Gotta tell ya, it's heaven being married to someone who likes their own space and is very happy to give you all you need.

my email is lone_wolf101@...



lol

Lone wolf with company

teams just slow me down greatly

i loved group projects in school because i never had to do any work; the smart asian kid always did it all and got my group straight A's for the whole year (ALL of or work was group) good times, good times 8)

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Tend to be a loner. Altough I have been socializing more as of late.

About half and half i guess. I love team sports but anything else and i would prefer to work alone....

I've been more a loner by force, and have become accustomed to it. Better to be by myself than being around people and just ignored most of the time, or I can't get a word in.
When I'm talking to someone, I always prefer to talk to them one-to-one, so that their attention can't be disrupted by someone else, and because I get more nervous around groups than individual people.
Group work was always annoying, simply because everyone else would be in groups of 5 or so, and I'd be by myself.

I am a team player, so long as I get to be team captain!

Loner. Even when I'm with people, I'll be thinking about my own stuff. Recently, this person swore at me on the street, and I didn't even notice.

i try to work in teams, but it doesnt go well most of the time, so i am mostly a lone wolf for one reason or another.

Definitely a team player, unless I'm on my period in which case anybody that wants to be on a team with me would have to put up or shut up. But in the normal way I'm a people person. :D

Really depends on the team.

Lone wolf but some things can only be done with a team...

...... like orgies.


(sorry couldn't resist)

Exactly what I thought ;)

What can I say? I'm a Mormon, polygamy and all that.

I'm some odd combination of both. It probably just depends on if I like the person I'm working with. I usually end up playing leader.

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Ooooo, dominant, eh?

*grrrrrrrrrowl*

I tend to work alone, though I'll sometimes work in conjunction with a group as well. Not as part of the group, but as an outside person assisting it. Confusing? It probably is, but I don't know a better way to explain.

...... like orgies.


(sorry couldn't resist)

Ah, at last a group situation I would enjoy :wink:

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I'm a lone wolf, always and forever.

I'm a Lone Wolf (A Ronin,if you like)
In fact,I recently disowned all my friends-How's that?
I had known them all 5-10 years-so it was not easy,even though we had things in common,they had also developed habits I didn't approve of-i.e. Hard drugs,laziness,unstimulating conversation,-so I decided to walk away after a while.It was made easier by the fact I had recently moved & Ilost my mobile phone.So I just didn't call 'em to tell 'em my new address!I guess I'm just an individual who feels more comfortable in a small group or alone.I believe you're better to be a Lone Wolf than a sheep :wink:
When I think back to school,If there was a debate,there would usually be two "leaders"-(usually the popular guys) And nearly everyone else would fall into line & support one or the other,Basically just saying "Yeah,what he just said!" But me & 2 or 3 others would each have our own opinion & would stick to it

I'm a Lone Wolf (A Ronin,if you like)
In fact,I recently disowned all my friends-How's that?
I had known them all 5-10 years-so it was not easy,even though we had things in common,they had also developed habits I didn't approve of-i.e. Hard drugs,laziness,unstimulating conversation,-so I decided to walk away after a while.

I once did something similar. I wanted to quit using drugs and none of my so-called "friends" would support me - they tried to hold me back in their lifestyle. One day I just left town and never looked back - and got new friends. But it taught me a lesson that ultimately you have to be prepared to go out on your own if it comes to that.

The "Lone Wolf" is a myth, and a dangerous one. Wolves are pack animals. "Lone Wolves" die. So just go ahead and say you are an introvert, a solitary person, or a loser, or whatever. But you're not some sexy "Lone Wolf".

From Kipling's Law of the Jungle:
Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky;
And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back --
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

I tend to feel most comfertable when I'm with only one other person. I don't suffer fools or idiots gladly, so in that case, I'll prefer to be alone. Occasionally, I could be more social (usually when I'm roleplaying with friends), but that's fairly infrequent.

The "Lone Wolf" is a myth, and a dangerous one. Wolves are pack animals. "Lone Wolves" die. So just go ahead and say you are an introvert, a solitary person, or a loser, or whatever. But you're not some sexy "Lone Wolf".

From Kipling's Law of the Jungle:
Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky;
And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back --
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
Yawn....Sorry,you were saying? :roll: The fact that wolves are pack animals makes the "Lone Wolf " thing even more relevant-I think it is supposed to mean you are a true individual."Lone wolves die" ? what the hell is that? EVERYBODY DIES!! "Sexy"? who said anything about that ?
"Lone wolf" is just a phrase as far as I know..It doesn't have to be factually correct-For instance,I have never seen a "Pink Elephant",a "Dark Horse" is no more devious than a light one,I have yet to meet a "Cheeky Monkey",I have never seen a "Fat Cat" wearing a business suit,etc...
-Anyway,my post was mainly about very selective with your friends -
"You will be judged by the company you keep"