Synthesis is out of practice. But this character's uncanny independence could just be an accident.
Human beings are social animals.
We live in families, we intend to make ourselves happy with other members of our species. One ancient name for the other, homo, the most faithful descendant being l'homme, is far from serendipitous. They may as well be aliens. Homo is hetero. The protocynical thought that we hurt one another in looking for love is painful enough.