Nancy, I feel the same way, always have been a loner; I've always had 'pals' at work and school, but never kept the relationship past what ever the thing was we had in common, still the same, at almost 50. My daughter, and most of the people I associate with have friends from 'way back'; I do get times where I feel I need to examine this trait, and it always comes back to the same answer; I'm happy this way. My husband is exactly the same ( does that still make me a loner?)