I was home alone for almost two weeks. My wife was already planning to go see her mom and then left early when her mom fell and broke her arm. My kids both live away from home. I did not see either of them during my time alone. I had two experiences with other people during this time(not including people at drive-thrus).
One of those experiences, a fish fry ‘fellowship” at church, turned out to just be me eating alone while everyone ignored me. So, not really an experience with other people. I had almost no interaction with other people besides texts from my siblings. I also was reminded that my circle is basically my wife and kids. When they are gone I have no circle. It was extremely lonely, but I adapted
Here are some things I need to unlearn now that I live amongst people again.
- Doing whatever needs to be done around the house without worrying about how much noise I’m making.
- Talking to myself, eg. saying the answers to the crossword puzzle out loud when I figure them out.
- Weirdly humming along to random TV music(Jeopardy theme music)
- Watching videos on my iPad at random times with no earbuds
- Eating dinner as early as I want instead of waiting for someone else
- Watching TV shows I want to watch when I want to watch them without concern for anyone else.
- Living on a work vs relaxing schedule that suits me without concern for how others feel about it.
I’m happy my wife is home again. I just got a little too used to not thinking about anyone else as I made decisions about my day. It’s not a way you can live unless you live alone.
The World's Common Tater 
You could still do the second and third things. (This coming from someone who lives alone and has for some time.)
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I would feel weird talking to myself with others in the house
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It’s okay to be weird, you know. This is minor weirdness.
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I talk to myself all the time. I’m thinking out loud or giving my life a commentary. It drives my husband nuts as he’s always asking “What?”
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I don’t typically di it, but after some time without human interaction I tend to gravitate to it
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I thought you mentioned awhile that you had a circle of friends..what happened to change that ?
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The once a month social thing I used to do appears to be no more. It’s the only time I see or hear from anyone outside my family.
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That sucks man. I rarely see my circle of friends.
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Oh, 2 weeks of having the house to yourself — that sounds heavenly! 🙂 Would you be opposed to joining some kind of service org like Rotary? It allows for scheduled socializing, you get the feel-good vibes from doing good for the community, and it’s also a great networking thing. It’s how I first made friends at a time when I felt like a stranger in a new town. (I know you’re probably not really looking for this unsolicited advice! It’s the mama in me, I can’t help it! ;-))
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I wouldn’t be opposed to it in theory. I need to find something but it’s hard for me to leap like that.
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