those of an introvert<\/a>. But even though the two share many common traits, they are not the same. Most loners are introverts, but not every introvert is a loner.<\/p>\nAn introvert needs to withdraw from people and stay on their own after socializing. It helps them replenish their mental and emotional energy, which is given away during social interaction.<\/p>\n
But introverts still have communication needs, want to make friends, and socialize with other people.<\/p>\n
On the contrary, loners are less interested in all this. They have extremely low needs for social affiliation and are happier with living a quiet, isolated life. They find meaning in solitary pastimes and enjoying the company of their few loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A loner is not the type of person you come across often. It\u2019s a rare personality, an independent thinker, a deep soul. Below are a few signs of a loner to help you identify one in your life or find out whether this is you. But first, let\u2019s clarify what it means to be one. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[31],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1214,"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions\/1214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerofmisfits.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}