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tanyev

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1. I hope when I reach a certain age that I am healthy enough to walk myself into one of those places

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 08:24 AM

Oct 2022

where you can have your own independent apartment but there are lots of activities available, if you so choose. I don't want to get dragged out and forced to participate in things I'm not interested in. Extroverts seem completely unable to grasp that people exist who enjoy spending time alone.

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The secret to living longer may be your social life, Susan Pinker, 2017 TED [View all] littlemissmartypants Oct 2022 OP

I hope when I reach a certain age that I am healthy enough to walk myself into one of those places tanyev Oct 2022 #1

I am doomed! Chainfire Oct 2022 #2

Happy to hear that your grandmother was a happy hermit because Butterflylady Oct 2022 #3