Just me or are malls a spawn from the deepest bowels of hell

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But as for shopping...OMG I hate it! Hate hate hate hate hate it! Everybody thinks that's weird because apparently, there's an unwritten rule of the human condition that women are supposed to LOVE shopping. I can take it and even feel quite calm overall if there's pretty much nobody else in the store, walking and walking through a cavernous space with nobody in it, ahh, so nice (I've actually gone to Walmart at 1AM for a particular thing, for example...it's still not empty but it's way less crowded, and I if I go food shopping at all it needs to be near closing time, or else right when the store opens early in the morning). But in general...there's so much...stuff...and it's everywhere, and it's all shiny with brightly colored tags to get you to look at it...I short out. I can no longer see (or rather, interpret) ANY of it. If I can sllllllllllllllllllllllow down and look at JUST one section it's better but throw a lot of other shoppers into the mix milling around jabbering away and I'm just lost.

When I was little, my mother loved to go clothes shopping. I would sit under a rack and cry quietly until it was all over. If my mother moved along to a totally different section of the store and I was afraid of losing her, I'd creep out from under my rack and find a new rack closer to her to cry under.

My husband often does the food shopping because he loves it! He says he likes having a lot of choices and he also likes reading all the price labels and finding the best deal. He knows how it practically physically hurts me to do (I get a headache, I feel awful when I get that confused) so he's good enough to generally take on the chore. During the week I may need an isolated item or two here and there and I grab for it and dash out. My kids love it when this happens after school when they're with me because as soon as their "Can I have this?" is added into the general jumble of confusion, my desperation hits the roof and I'll say yes to practically whatever it is as long as it's cheap!

(And by the way, why do ENTIRE FAMILIES need to go to Walmart to pick up one box of tampons? They're all there: Mom, three screaming sticky jumping-up-and-down kids, Grandpa and Uncle Earl, all taking up the entire aisle to stare at one freakin' pack of gum. It's like the Brady Bunch all screaming with joy and tumbling into the car, "We're going to SEARS!")

My husband laughs because he's the man and I'm the woman but he owns more pairs of shoes than I do. I own two pairs of shoes: one pair of sandals, and one pair of sneakers. Like my former pair of sandals that I finally threw away after 10+ years because the buckles fell apart, these shoes will keep going on my feet over and over until they die. At which time I'll drag myself half-crying back to the shoe store.

I like going to the mall. Ever since I was a kid going there was like going to Disneyland. It's usually the only thing to do where I live that's fun and interesting, especially if you have spending money and like the stores. But I'm not a typical female shopper. I prefer shopping alone and I don't enjoy shopping for clothes and shoes at all. I also avoid the malls as much as possible during holidays and Saturdays.

Unfortunately, the malls where I live also have a tendency to SUCK. Nearly all the stores I really liked, such as toy, craft, hobby and pet stores, have closed down, and I always worry that the ones I like now will probably close by next year. I guess eventually we have to shop online for everything. And I hate than because I don't have a credit card, I can't really afford one, and if I do want something I can only get online I have to ask my mother to use her own credit card. She doesn't seem to mind, but I do. I hate having to ask my own mother for such things instead of doing it myself like a real adult.

I hate them with a passion. Was there today,place was uber busy. My head felt like it was going to explode. Girlfriend saw i was distressed so we sat down till i calmed down a bit. I try and push myself to go once or twice a week. If i didnt i would likely become a recluse. The older i get the more i want to be alone.

Noisy malls are annoying but the one near me is pretty quiet even with a lot of people in it. Hell would be a noisy bar or a club, those are the places I hate with a passion.

You're a woman after my own heart, Nowhere Woman!

I despise malls and shopping.

I'm not that bothered by going to a mall. I kind of tune the people out(I'm good at being in my own world) & I have no reason to go to the stores that play the loud music which is usually clothing stores. I like going cuz I get to eat out there(I like eating out)

I hate malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, everything...if I must go, I try to go when they are almost empty...if not, I send my husband...a few times I have had no choice, I come home 100% worn out and have to crawl in bed...

I used to love going to the mall as a kid. Especially the Electronic Boutique Store and seeing a movie. That used to be my idea of a perfect weekend. I actually enjoyed the sights and smells. .. even the stinky smell of the over chlorinated fountain where everyone threw their coins into. If I am an Aspie, I'm not a very typical one.

Nowadays, I simply find malls to be boring, and I prefer to stay home and make music, or take a walk in a forest close by. The serenity and quiet of the forest is very refreshing to me.