have always been a loner , since childhood, loved to play peacefully in my room with Barbies. Now at age 49 I still like to be alone and my friends don't understand. Yes I will go out with one of them, but i will not initiate any plans for entertainment. I like to be home, watch what i want to, be on the computer. I like the silence. Yes i work , run errands , talk to neighbors, does that make me a recluse or depressed as some think i am. I will go to bookstores (alone) and spend hours, I will walk on the beach ( alone) for hours. I am not anti-social, so what am I then? And lots of times I won't answer the phone either!