[Aquinasfan]

I have a lot of friends now, but few close ones. I'm not a hermit, but I'm comfortable - sometimes more comfortable - being alone.

I have the same feelings but was institutionalized in a government school. When I left school I remember thinking, "Thank God I don't have to hang around with those kids any more." Or, in a more kind way, I'm glad that I'm free to choose my friends.

[Lady Eileen]

I have the same feelings but was institutionalized in a government school.

Same here.