littlestar: quirkyalone? what the heck is this?

i'm feeling burnt out so i thought i'd procrastinate some more. it all started with the realization that i hadn't read anyone's blogs for the last week.

according to the quirkyalone quiz i am either very quirkyalone or quirkytogether(?).

"How quirkyalone are you?
Your score was 90. Very quirkyalone:
Relatives may give you quizzical looks, and so may friends, but you know in your heart of hearts that you are following your inner voice. Though you may not be romancing a single person, you are romancing the world. Celebrate your freedom on National Quirkyalone Day, February 14th!"

"How quirkyalone are you?
Your score was 80. Somewhat quirkyalone (otherwise known as quirkytogether):
You are probably part of a mysterious group of people, the quirkytogethers. You share many of our quirky qualities, but you manage to find yourself, on a regular basis, in a coupled situation. Interesting."

my actual score is 85. :P but they didn't have a description for that. they just kept saying they couldn't calculate my score, which was weird, since they already had.

i guess this means that you can't be just a quirkyalone in theory?

i think more people would want to be quarkyalones than they actually are. which matches up with the info on the quirkyalone website.

my first thought on reading about this phenomenon was that "there can't really be a whole of lot quirkyalones, then." the websites says maybe 5% of the population, as they are romantic rebels against mandated coupledom. after all, it's just easier to mentally understand the idea that people don't have to be in a couple to be happy and that relationships aren't worth it unless it's with THE one, but it's pretty damn hard in this society to be happy being alone and not feel challenged by the not-so-subtle pressures to be in a couple (this is where the rebelling comes in), whether you want to be or whether it's the best person for you or not.

for me, i think i would rather be alone than waste time in a couple with someone that doesn't suit me. i guess that makes me a quirkyalone. i've decided that parakkum is someone that is worth the time/effort/pains that relationships can sometimes bring into your life (let's face it, relationships aren't always in an idyllic state). i guess that makes me a quirkytogether?

it seems to me that you can't truly be a quirkyalone without liking who you are. honestly, it's hard to love the world around you when you don't love yourself.