I observed that some of my fellow patients had a zombie look, very aloof and a little scary, as though they were not present in their bodies.
For example, if you're in a relationship with a guy who was very aloof towards you and insulted you but would pretend to be cheerful and nice to everyone else, if you just shrug it off, he will continue this behavior forever and you will get hurt and resent him.
"On the topic of my own sexuality, for years and years and years I knew what I wasn't, but I didn't really know what I was," he explained in his apartment as he talked about his childhood, adding that he grew up with "a very distant, aloof father, who I knew I was a disappointment to in so many ways".
Not so much for my father who kept very aloof, but my mother was a bit edgy about English class attitudes.
Each has a different approach toward dating, and perhaps some girls are very aloof and calm, and simply don't show much affection or interest.
She was very aloof, said nothing.
He seemed very aloof but he speaks more English than people know".
But we're not very aloof, we're legit, we're friendly and we've been around forever.
We're gently hassled by some out-of-towners, but otherwise the men play it very aloof.
"He is very reserved, very aloof," Mrs. ElBaradei said recently over tea in their apartment, filled with oriental rugs and the awards and other baubles that come with her husband's persona as a campaigner for world peace.
