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[OhNoYouDont]

Lonely_Dolphin said:

OhNoYouDont said:

There are some dogs that require almost no exercise and will just bum around with you on the couch too. I wasn't sure what type of person you were though. Well, I think rescuing a dog from being incinerated is a good enough reason to get one even if your reasons are entirely selfish otherwise. But I understand that it's additional responsibility and dogs certainly aren't for everybody.

I'm pretty Laissez-faire / blasé when it comes to getting friend's phone numbers. Almost all of my numbers have come from group texts or the friend asking me for my number first. I do not know if this speaks to you, but if you're running low on people to hang out with that may be a reason why. I'm very independent and introverted so I do not require much social interaction but when people do ask me to hangout I usually acquiesce because I don't want to be left out.

As to your last point, I would suggest you reflect on that a bit more. Your reasons to exist should not be reliant upon the existence of others. Could those people enhance your life? Sure, but they should not be considered as reasons for living.

Dunno anything about incinerating dogs lel, but the way I see it is the dog I would have gotten now has a chance of being taken in by better people.

That would fall under not reaching out so yeah. It'd certainly be easier if people reached out to me, but of course that's not how it works. How does one come to not desire social interaction? I sure wish that could be the case for me.

You should have some reason to live, otherwise why bother? The reasons can be anything of course, but I bet for most people friends and familiy are among them.

Not all of the animals that reside in shelters go to nice families. There are no-kill shelters, and that's great but not all of them are that way due to funding / overpopulation, etc. If you rescue a dog from a shelter, you prevent the shelter from having to euthanize it. So even if you're a shitty owner, at least it had an opportunity to live.

It's easy to fall out of contact with people but trust me if you reach out to an old friend, they'll be smiling for days. It's one of the best things that can happen, especially if they also felt bad about not contacting you in a while. It's super easy for life to interfere with friendships, you really do have to put forth effort to keep them going strong.

Yeah I don't know man, it's definitely strange not to need social interaction. I generally get all I need from coworkers at work on the 3-4 days I actually go into the office. The only times I find myself reaching out are holidays because I feel as though those ought be spent with others. Still, as great as it is I have to work pretty hard to maintain friendships due to it being far easier to stay in and reject invitations. It's not that I don't enjoy socializing with friends, it's just exhausting and I can find enjoyment in alone time as well.

I would say that if anybody's sole reason for continuing to live is contingent upon another human that their mental state is poor. As I said, having people in your life that provide enjoyment can enhance your life but should not be the reason for living. Be a reason for living, sure I understand that fully, but not the only reason.