There is a certain group of people whom I choose not to be associated with because I know that they are not the right people to be around. If I were to be in the same room with them, I am quiet, shy and reserved because I have nothing to say to them. I don't feel comfortable being around them. If I don't want to talk to them, then I don't have to. I know the right people who I want to be around. So, why do they label me as being stuck-up or anti-social when all I am doing is minding my own business?
I've only got 1 best friend and a few aquintances.
I'm sort of misanthropic in public situationss.
My mother calls it anti-social. Again, its not that I hate everyone. Most people disinterest me. I'd be more than willing to talk to a competent person. Everyone just seems to be into drinking and parties.
2007-10-14 09:58:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Misanthropes hate people. You don't sound as if you're particularly warm, or tolerant, but that's not the same thing. If you have a best friend, this is more than some people can claim to have. It may simply be that you haven't found your niche. If you feel lonely, then you could try hanging out with different groups for a while - clubs, like an astronomy club, or a chess club, or a photgraphy club, or a hiking group, etc. There's a group out there for everyone.
2007-10-14 10:13:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is not misanthropic. You don't hate all of mankind. And that is not anti-social. That is using people to get what you want at their expense. You just aren't connected to these people. There is nothing wrong with have a best friend and a few acquaintances.
2007-10-21 08:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by Simmi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋