Sort of a whine, sort of a "how do you feel?"...

I keep reading about how people with bigger social networks tend to live longer. That's fine for some people, but I find it draining to try to keep up with a lot of people or to get together with groups, especially since my job involves being with people constantly. I'm much more content and fulfilled being on my own, or with my SO, or one or two select people. There are only a very few people outside of my family that I've kept track of over the years. And I'm fine with that. I really don't care what people from high school or even college are doing now if I haven't kept up with them all along.

I get irritated at those articles that generalize for everyone (especially since I'm not one of the "everyone"). What do you guys feel about this?