Am i the only one who likes to work out alone

Nope, right there with you. I work out alone. I like to work alone too. And when I was in school I studied alone.

Plenty of other fun stuff to do with a friend.

100% *THIS*!! I love sharing fitness and nutrition tips with buddies, but workout time is ME time. Was the same way with studying in school. Probably came from being a latch-key kid from the age 6 forward. Even when I use work gym, I'm in my zone and choose to shower at home so no chit-chat (although one day I might test out that steam room... SOLO). Got a dedicated beach towel to sit on for drive home to keep driver seat sweat-free!