Although this idea applies mainly to older people, many women develop such a condition early on. Women recognize the limitations of social energy. If you don’t have too many friends, then you definitely think of your social energy bank account literally. You are not amassing your social contacts. You want to gain a return on your investment – not selfishly, but in terms of soul satisfaction. It would be more rewarding to spend five hours with one person who understands you than spend one hour with each of five acquaintances who know you only in the party version.
4. The autonomy “comfort zone”
Being alone and feeling lonely are entirely different things, but unfortunately, society tends to confuse the two all the time. Women with fewer friends are characterized by having high autonomy, one of the three key components of Self-Determination Theory (SDT).