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Is it possible to feel lonely if one never had a notion of companionship?

>> No.5315241
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5315241

Of course. You aren't a crocodile.

I used to walk through busy mall, and think myself invisible. In a sense.

>> No.5315388

Sure, in the same way we seek happiness and enlightenment without truly knowing what they are or how to achieve them.

>> No.5315402

It's only natural-- it's in our biology to seek companionship.

>> No.5315409

>>5315241
I wish I was a crocodile...

>> No.5315447

>>5315402
that is what hurts more :(

>> No.5315456

>>5315241
i want to hug you

>> No.5315466

>>5315456
Group sex party with Butterfly.

>> No.5315479

>>5315216

But you have had a notion of it.

You see happy couples all the time.

>> No.5315483

>>5315456
She doesn't need it, she gets 90% of her validation for existing here.

>> No.5315485

>>5315479
I meant removing that factor. Like in a situation where a self aware being is in a state of completely loneliness without having had any prior notion of companionship

>> No.5315490

>>5315216
I feel bad for people who crave relationships but don't have any. Significant other aside (which I believe there is a right and wrong time to engage in this sort of relationship) I prefer to be alone.

In fact when I engage with people on a day to day basis it becomes clear to me that people don't spend enough time with themselves. They lack identity and depth to their views and opinions.

>> No.5315508

>>5315466
Frank shoves his meat into Butterfly' smouth while Jack shoves his up her ass and Frederico sticks it to her from the bottom. Butterfly posts on /lit/ about her tight snatch stretching with all her holes filled.

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>>5315490
>In fact when I engage with people on a day to day basis it becomes clear to me that people don't spend enough time with themselves. They lack identity and depth to their views and opinions.

Don't you think it takes some time to verify that? I think most people are in an automatic mode of sorts when doing their every day stuff and it takes some time to get to know them better and see if they're in fact *shallow*.

>> No.5315522

>>5315490

This.

It's the same way with a lot of men. They like being alone but they don't like being lonely.

>> No.5315527

>>5315216
Can you want something you've never had? Yes. If it is a human need, or if you can project known feelings onto it, then you can still want it. As >>5315479 suggested, someone who can recognise the concept of companionship also recognises the implications of the concept (eg. the happiness that ideally comes thereby), and can become lonely. Now, if someone were hypothetically isolated from the world and never knew such a concept, could they be lonely? Is companionship a human need? I'd go with probably, but I don't know.

>> No.5315573

>>5315509
True, but I do think there are some rewarding benefits to spending time alone that many people miss out on.

Of course that goes out the window when you realize some people define themselves by their friends and activities, which is fine too I guess.

>> No.5316598

>Now, if someone were hypothetically isolated from the world and never knew such a concept, could they be lonely? Is companionship a human need? I'd go with probably, but I don't know.

If that were the case, I think the person would still grow attached to the other living beings around him.