Dorian Lord: No Friend of Mine 

No, Dorian understood why she was lonely. She was extremely introverted and could read most people like a book. Most of Llanview, full of highly social extroverts, was put off by Dorian's blunt brashness. Dorian had few friends, but she treasured those few friendships. Dorian ran many people off because she did not want a lot of shallow acquaintances and hypocrital, fickle "friends." Moving to Washington, DC was one of the best things that could have happened for Dorian. Unlike in a small town, in a big city, Dorian could be even more selective about the people in her life and was free to be her brash, introverted, deep-thinking self without people criticizing, pitying or judging her. In DC, she could meet other introverts like herself, introverts who understood her quirky nature and with whom she could have deep, meaningful conversations with instead of the shallow small talk and superficial social "friendships" that dominated most of Llanview's upper echleons.

@@Coryraisa Unfornantelly thats not what happen. Dorian was way to naive about the people and the politics in DC and indirectly allowed herself to be walked over and squashed like a bug and used as a scapegoat.

@@TJMalana No, streetwise Dorian was far from naive, LOL! And no, DC never "squashed" her. She fought back when a few snobby other senators gave her a hard time. Dorian always seemed happier and more relaxed in places like New York and DC. Dorian was an introvert, was brash and spoke her mind, which yes, sometimes caused social problems for her, but it was a blessing that Dorian was so introverted because she never needed other people's approval. Dorian was extremely selective about people in her life. It's a large part of why she excelled in school, earned an advanced degree and a doctorate degree and became so, so wealthy. She never, never wanted to be dependent on other people. It may have been why she seemed aloof and often kept most people at arm's length. For the longest time, largely because she was also quite sensitive, she was often bossy because as she once admitted in 1992, she feared being hurt emotionally, including being abandoned. In that one scene also, Dorian admitted that she learned early on that trying to please others left one vulnerable to being taken advantage of, so Dorian refused to be a people-pleaser. She knew it would turn off fake "friends" including Viki, but in that way, Dorian was weeding out shallow acquaintances and empty, unsatisfying "friendships." Dorian was so interesting and complex. I wish she could have seen a psychologist in the show, but she feared the small town gossip. So I have it in my own headcanon that she sought and received counseling in DC where she was safely anonymous. And I definitely see her staying in DC, despite the 2013 attempt at a re-boot.

@@TJMalana Dorian craved deep connections with a few people and didn't enjoy shallow small talk or fickle, shallow "friends." This is why Dorian was turned off by Viki's proclaiming them to be "frenemies" when Dorian left for DC.

She should be, but she isn't because Viki is too shallow and self-absorbed. And no doubt, perceptive, sharp Dorian sees this.