Can true happiness only happen when you are with others? Happiness is defined as contentment, but most tend to think of happiness as intense joy or hard belly laughs. Can you be happy or joyful alone? I would argue you can feel it or recall the feeling but not to the true extent you could feel it with others. There are more nuanced angles to be argued but for the sake of the column, I won’t go through all of them. Among all emotions that humanity collectively feels, happiness tends to be a goal for all, including myself. Humans are social creatures by nature and we tend to be a magnet towards other people. Introverts and extroverts alike have their groups of people with which they can confide. At the end of the day, we all like the company of others and no one genuinely wants to be alone. The greatest gift in the world is sharing experiences with a friend. It gives the validation that an experience actually happened and you are not singlehandedly taking on something. For example,…