A Hermit's Life

I am not that big on relationships right now as I think I have gone out with enough psychos to last me a lifetime (although I have been accused of being a "head case" in my own right) but I have noticed that when I am seeing someone, I get out a lot more and am more social (at least I try to act like it). We usually end up doing what they want to do because I am an accomodating guy but that gets old pretty quickly (see one of my previous posts on "Expiration Dates") and it doesn't last long. If I am not dating someone, I live the life of a hermit but I do think it is a good thing that I own a dog and not a lot of cats. That would be just plain weird. When I lived in Charlotte, I had a lot of single friends and it was easy to find a "partner in crime" whereas in Asheville, almost all of my friends are married and their girlfriends/wives do not want them hanging out with me. You go to a few strip clubs and you are branded for life.