You're not alone. What about family and coworkers? If you just exclude those then I'm also alone, as are a lot of people. Only people who cannot live on their own would tell someone to be a loser for being alone, when in fact they are the losers, because their life revolves around someone else.

I am alone by choice because most people suck and the only way to tolerate them is to not let them near you.

Lonely_Dolphin said: snyps said: I’ve dealt with the same. Some advice: get a dog and take him to the park every week. And join a Unitarian church. You’ll have a gf and something resembling a social life in practically 3 months. It's good that this worked for you and everything, but it's not compatible with who I am. Not interested in having a dog or any pet, am allergic to dogs, and someone who's lazy and unmotivated like me has no business being responsible for the life of another. As for church, I just don't believe in religion.

Unitarians don’t believe in religion either. 75% of us are atheists. That’s the thing about groups though, it’s where people meet other lonely people.

Yeah it worked for me until I sabotaged it to hell. I need to work on my self worth. Was a fine relationship while it lasted though. 

How did you end up alone?

Cereal or milk first?

Dang so many responses! Thanks a lot guys and thank god for multiquote!

Ka-pi96 said: More random questions! Do you like turnips? Are you left or right handed? What's your favourite colour? Would you rather go to Ethiopia or Tanzania? What's your favourite Pokemon? What's your favourite Digimon? Do you have a waifu?

Yes though I don't eat turnips too often.
Right-handed peasant.
Sky/Light Blue.
Don't know anything about either of those places like the uncultured American I am, but I'll just say Ethiopia.
Parchirisu, maybe I should have him as my avatar again one of these days.
Eh, Veemon? He's who I picked in Digimon World 4 (cause blue), but haven't been interested in the series since.
Naw, no use wishing for that which you can never have.

 

spurgeonryan said: Why did you change your username to thelonelydolphin?

When I first thought of the name I was taking German at the time, but I failed to learn it so it doesn't make sense for the name to be in the language anymore.

 

Jaicee said: What's your favorite game? When was the last point in life when you had friends?

Splatoon 2 for life! Last time I had so called "friends" was 4 years ago I believe.

 

BraLoD said: Screw the allergies, find a cat and play with it!

But why though? I have entertainment in the form of video games and internet.

 

John2290 said: If you have the money, Have you sought the help of escorts or if you don't have the money, tinder? Anyways, I feel ya buddy, I can shut myself off from the world physically and metaphorically from time to time and when it's time to, or one is forced to get back into the world ot can be a tough few days to get back into the swing of things, I can only imagine how hard it would be to get going after a prolonged period of isolation.

I haven't as I've never heard of those things before. Guess I'll look them up but no promises!

How come you shut yourself away, just taking a break?

 

vivster said: You're not alone. What about family and coworkers? If you just exclude those then I'm also alone, as are a lot of people. Only people who cannot live on their own would tell someone to be a loser for being alone, when in fact they are the losers, because their life revolves around someone else. I am alone by choice because most people suck and the only way to tolerate them is to not let them near you.

Like I said in the OP, I don't mean literally. If you have a non-robotic relationship with your family and co-workers then by all means count them and appreciate them! Totally agree though that most people suck, all the more reason why it's hard to reach out.

 

snyps said: Lonely_Dolphin said: It's good that this worked for you and everything, but it's not compatible with who I am. Not interested in having a dog or any pet, am allergic to dogs, and someone who's lazy and unmotivated like me has no business being responsible for the life of another. As for church, I just don't believe in religion. Unitarians don’t believe in religion either. 75% of us are atheists. That’s the thing about groups though, it’s where people meet other lonely people. Yeah it worked for me until I sabotaged it to hell. I need to work on my self worth. Was a fine relationship while it lasted though.

Ah true, but I'm not sure how to converse with "normal" people. If they're not interested in videogames I'm kinda boned for talking points, atleast positive stuff. I could talk about how trash my life has been but I doubt they'd wanna hear life storys. Plus it's not like I've never been in groups. I used to play Yu-Gi-Oh for a good while and go to card clubs and tournaments whenever my parents allowed it. Didn't make any meaningful relationships there, though I was definitely at fault being younger and stupider n all.

And hey, better to have loved once then never at all I think!

 

Mystro-Sama said: How did you end up alone?

By killing everyone around me. o_O
Naw, just decided I'd rather have no friends than bad ones. Despite my situation, I don't regret that decision one bit.

 

MoHasanie said: Cereal or milk first?

Cereal of course!

If you had a HUD that showed three stats about any person you looked at, what three stats would you want it to show?

VAMatt said: I think this one of those "the grass is always greener on the other side" things.  When you feel like you don't have enough time for yourself, you envy the guy that says that's all he has.  For him, he probably wishes he had a wife to spend his tons of free time with.   I'm married, and I too feel like my time is being eaten away by another person.  My wife just left the country for 2.5 weeks, and I am very much enjoying this time to myself.  But, if she called me and said she's decided to stay away for six months, I'd probably feel pretty bad about that.  I often wonder if it is possible to find a perfect balance, long term.  There have been times in my life when I felt like my life was reasonably well balanced in this regard.  Like, when I had a serious, long term girlfriend that I didn't live with.  But, it has been a long time since I was in one of those phases.  At this point, I have a baby on the way.  So, I'm figuring my chances of finding that perfect balance are pretty much zero now.  Or, maybe having a kid will change my definition of "perfect balance".

Well, my wife called me and said she's decided to stay away... for good, so yeah I've seen better times.

Your baby is a great opportunity for a new balance, you'll basically get a pass to buy all the games and toys you want, and you'll have a great partner to play with, it can be very enjoyable.

Now on topic, my questions to OP:

1) Is scale gravity a viable substitute for string theory, given that the latter is nothing but an unfalsifiable fantasy?

2) Is there another phenomenon besides neutrinoless double beta decay to determine if neutrinos are Majorana particles and at the same time determine if they are Dirac particles if the test comes out negative for the Majorana hypothesis?

3) If neutrinos turn out to be Dirac particles, is there a way to explain electric charge quantization in satisfactory way?

4) Is there a way I can succesfully integrate the four-momenta of the mass eigen-states that make up a superposed wavefunction effectively resolving the contribution to cross sections and decay rates due to the interference between such eigen-states?

 

Lonely_Dolphin said: COKTOE said: Dude. I don't even know what to say. I'd be happy to get on mic with you if you are on PSN sometime. I see we have games in common, so this could be possible. It's the best I have to offer as we are separated by national borders, who knows how many miles and my refusal to sign up for basically, every chat app in existence. This is an incredible offer. No really! I almost always avoid such things, as I'm quite private online. It usually takes a significant amount of time for me to mic up with people. No pressure. PM me if you want. We can just exchange VGC messages if you want. I won't be available on mic till next week because of my own sitch. Would like to exchange stories sometime though. :) I'm similar in regards to social media, don't know why though. I don't have regular access to a PS4, but try pm'ing me and I'll tell ya some of my definitely not boring stories.   BraLoD said: When was the last time you've played with a cat? Probably 8 years ago when I had a friend with a cat. Pretty sure I'm still allergic to them though.   GoOnKid said: Which one is your favorite ink color in Splatoon? Sky blue which is my favorite color in general.   mZuzek said: Do you actually dislike me? Nah, if I disliked people because we didn't agree on everything then I wouldn't like anyone... oh wait!   Aeolus451 said: In what sense are you lonely? No real connections to anyone, no one on my side.   Ka-pi96 said: Anything? Ok then... Would you have sex with a dolphin? If yes, what position? If no, why not? lol no, only attracted to female humans.   Kyuu said: I think it's fine being lonely as long as you're "genuinely" in peace with it, if you aren't, then I hope for the sake of your health and future that you'll meet someone or discover something that will trigger a positive change. Nothing is more crushing than not knowing where you can find your peace of mind, which is something I continue to struggle with. Anyways: Porpoises or Orcas? Wish I could be at peace with it, but against my better judgement I do desire human contact. What is your struggle if ya don't mind me asking? Eh idk, Orcas I suppose, but Bottlenose is superior to all!   Nighthawk117 said: How old are you? Turned 25 last month. Jesus that's a lot of time wasted. D:   AngryLittleAlchemist said: Are you depressed about it? And when are you going to get a partner? I guess so though I wouldn't say it's the loneliness by itself, and probably never.   PwerlvlAmy said: what would you do for a klondike bar Everything.   Hiku said: Do you think a frog has ever seen a ninja? Are there frogs in Japan, if so maybe? What a strange question. :L

Is that because of you or the people you're around? Are you actively looking for friends or lovers?

RobDX said: If you had a HUD that showed three stats about any person you looked at, what three stats would you want it to show?

Whether they're an asshole or not would be uber useful. Other than that I'm not sure, perhaps how nice they are and what their interest be.

 

DragonRouge said: Well, my wife called me and said she's decided to stay away... for good, so yeah I've seen better times. Your baby is a great opportunity for a new balance, you'll basically get a pass to buy all the games and toys you want, and you'll have a great partner to play with, it can be very enjoyable. Now on topic, my questions to OP: 1) Is scale gravity a viable substitute for string theory, given that the latter is nothing but an unfalsifiable fantasy? 2) Is there another phenomenon besides neutrinoless double beta decay to determine if neutrinos are Majorana particles and at the same time determine if they are Dirac particles if the test comes out negative for the Majorana hypothesis? 3) If neutrinos turn out to be Dirac particles, is there a way to explain electric charge quantization in satisfactory way? 4) Is there a way I can succesfully integrate the four-momenta of the mass eigen-states that make up a superposed wavefunction effectively resolving the contribution to cross sections and decay rates due to the interference between such eigen-states?

Sorry mate, as a college dropout I'm far too dumb for these questions!

 

Aeolus451 said: Is that because of you or the people you're around? Are you actively looking for friends or lovers?

I suppose both, the people I'm around are generally unpleasant, but I also don't really try anymore. I'm too inexperienced and cowardly to be actively looking even knowing I'll definitely be forever alone if I don't make an attempt.

Lonely_Dolphin said: RobDX said: If you had a HUD that showed three stats about any person you looked at, what three stats would you want it to show? Whether they're an asshole or not would be uber useful. Other than that I'm not sure, perhaps how nice they are and what their interest be.   DragonRouge said: Well, my wife called me and said she's decided to stay away... for good, so yeah I've seen better times. Your baby is a great opportunity for a new balance, you'll basically get a pass to buy all the games and toys you want, and you'll have a great partner to play with, it can be very enjoyable. Now on topic, my questions to OP: 1) Is scale gravity a viable substitute for string theory, given that the latter is nothing but an unfalsifiable fantasy? 2) Is there another phenomenon besides neutrinoless double beta decay to determine if neutrinos are Majorana particles and at the same time determine if they are Dirac particles if the test comes out negative for the Majorana hypothesis? 3) If neutrinos turn out to be Dirac particles, is there a way to explain electric charge quantization in satisfactory way? 4) Is there a way I can succesfully integrate the four-momenta of the mass eigen-states that make up a superposed wavefunction effectively resolving the contribution to cross sections and decay rates due to the interference between such eigen-states? Sorry mate, as a college dropout I'm far too dumb for these questions!   Aeolus451 said: Is that because of you or the people you're around? Are you actively looking for friends or lovers? I suppose both, the people I'm around are generally unpleasant, but I also don't really try anymore. I'm too inexperienced and cowardly to be actively looking even knowing I'll definitely be forever alone if I don't make an attempt.

Hmm. What are your hobbies?