I Dont Like People

Its much easier for me than you think. ☺

I'm just saying. After some time passes you will regret that decision

@DesiredNightmare: Yeah I hear ya.

@DesiredNightmare: but, where is it written that becoming a hermit means you can never get out and mingle, if the mood strikes?

@Serenitree: If you go out whenever the mood strikes, are you really a hermit?

@DesiredNightmare: not in the religious sense of the word, which is pretty much where the word originates. But choosing to live alone; see no one; have no intimate relationships, or friendships, doesn't mean you can't go buy groceries, go to a beach and enjoy the water, go to a movie, go for long walks. If being alone is a choice, one can always choose different for a few hours or minutes when it feels right.

@Serenitree: I took the term "full fledged" to mean he'd be avoiding contact with people. I may be wrong.

@DesiredNightmare: well to actually be full fledged, he'd have to join a hermitage and take vows, etc. I frequently go hermit for a couple of weeks, just to take a break from drama, of which there is plenty when you live in a retirement community. Even those in a hermitage must have some contact with people. There are needs that must be met. Even if they grow all their own food, there are things they need to purchase.

But the layman's use of the word hermit is much looser and doesn't require taking vows.