"Cause I'm my own soulmate, I know how to love me."

I’m single, I live alone and as a freelancer, I spend large portions of the week working from home by myself. That is an awful lot of alone. I can see why people would think I must get lonely or feel isolated but actually I love it. 

I know living alone is not for everyone but to me it feels essential to my sanity. Most people who know me would see me as an extrovert because they know I love socialising, that I can strike up conversation with pretty much anyone and just generally thrive off being around friends and interesting people, but at home, I love nothing more than being completely and gloriously anti-social. 

There is a weird misconception that it’s only introverted people who find being around people draining. Or maybe I’m an introverted extrovert. Or maybe the whole thing is total bollocks and everyone is a little bit of both Anyway, I am one of those people who just needs time on my own to recharge and reset, especially because my job is all about communication and is often f…