It can be confusing, I am very introspective, but it also comes from my deep attachment to others. I need time to recharge and sort out my thoughts. If I don't get enough solitude I completely zone out when people are talking to me. I don't do it intentionally, it's just how I am.
A good friend can be great for helping to keep us in balance. Mine, I have known for over twenty years and he comes around and drags me out if I stay isolated too long.
Anyway.. Hope this helps. You are not alone in your need for solitude, and it doesn't mean you're heartless.
Up until a short while ago, I would have taken a dimm view of being researched. I hadn't really given it much thought before Dreamer brought it up here.
After rolling it around in my mind for awhile I realized it wouldn't bother me. Whats being looked up is public record. Looking at things that are on public record is not an invasion of my privacy. That's why they are called "public" records.
However... tapping my phone, bugging my house, reading my old emails, or calling my friends I would find unacceptable.
RE: I am choosy
I am very choosey too.I only choose women....