Lonely

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It's a difficult feelings isn't it? Does anybody else sometimes just feel so incredibly lonely?

I find Sundays the worst for it, especially Sunday nights

Well, it tends to be weekends here, plus holidays - when you get to day 4, you are tearing your hair out just slightly!

I really understand Op, as I'm in same boat myself right now, friends of my age busy with small children. I just thought it was unusual that you said you never have been a GF/partner unless I misunderstood. You can owe your own home and get a nice lodger with similar interests? I know it's not quick to fimd a suitable person, but if you are saying you dread the future, it's still a suggestion. I'd say not just in this country - unless you mean NY, UK is prety liberal, lots of women by themselves live in their houses rather than with relatives, rare for some countries even in europe.

yes 3-4 days on my own - and I feel weird, so I try to avoid this, would rather go anywhere and engage in small talk, also talk on skype to people. I'm trying (very gently) online dating too so that can be distracting but sounds like you wouldn't want to go that route?

No - I've never had a partner, but it isn't because of a disability?!

what I meant was, if you have no reason to avoid r-ships, maybe some dating activity would make you feel less lonely? it's not a cure for every day but you can even meet someone good. Unless you just don't want to full stop, in which case I still stand by with a good lodger idea. I mean I assume the OP was to ask advice rather than just share. I mean if you want to change the situation, something has to give - even hough it is all hard slog (finding more activities, a partner, new friends etc).

'stand by', no 'with'

All, I can see that you're trying to help but my OP was more of a sharing OP than asking advice.

Unfortunately, you cannot make people want to date you, want to be with you or care about you. I have tried dating but haven't had any interest, so quietly have had to give that one up!

One of the problems with saying "I'm lonely," is that immediately people give you suggestions as to how you can fill your time, which I tend to find the average 'lonely' person does not need. After all, you can always read, watch a film/TV series, take up a hobby, exercise, walk, clean the house, mow the lawn, shop.

Being lonely - being really lonely - is so much more than "I am bored." I've tried to explain some of it on this thread.

For example, last Friday I was on half term, and I met up with two friends, also teachers, who were also on half term. We met up in a restaurant for lunch then had a drink afterwards. I was with them from noon until maybe 3 o clock. It was a nice day. Except - they both then went home to spend the evening with their husbands and children. I however went home alone and stayed alone.

Being lonely does not equate to, I have no friends.

Cozietoesie I'll see your, 'Apologising to the TV' and raise you shouting at the Archers radio and answering the quiz questions out loud.

I do, however, love much about living alone

Secret I know what you mean.

However, I live with my teenage boys so am rarely alone, yet feel desperately lonely sometimes. If I was properly on my own I could do more stuff like classes but as I work FT the boys are on their own until 6 or 7 and I feel I should get home to cook dinner, talk to the boys and be mum. But as soon as we've eaten they are off up to their rooms. It is a huge struggle to get them to agree to an outing with me and would never suggest it themselves.

I also find that my coupled up friends have no idea what this can be like. I don't like to talk about my loneliness as it usually results in a lot of suggestions about online dating or Zumba.

I am already trying to make plans for easter so I don't have that 4 days alone feeling!!!!

I feel lonely and I'm married. I'm not alone, I wish I could be alone more. I enjoy my own company and crave solitude sometimes.

I'm lonely because I don't have a person who gets me if you know what I mean? I'm lonely because its all about compromise and everything is a battle. I feel very guilty for feeling this way. I'm not giving my children the childhood they deserve and that is heartbreaking really.

Oh Fox my heart was tugged listening to you. I think I understand. I have had a house with people in all day and all night in the past but felt they were not for me. Office workers - we ran our business from home employing 3 people. DS and DD and partners and babies living with us but I would sit down one end of the house some days and burst into tears. I now share a small 3 bed home with DS who works and has partner and children nearby and although I sometimes miss company I hardly ever have that aching loneliness I used to feel when surrounded by people. Hugs

snootfox I'm married too and feel shamefully lonely for the exact reasons you specified. :(

I'm alone most of the time too. I'm also a lone worker. Most of the time I'm fairly okay. But sometimes the loneliness is so bad that I feel physical pain in my chest.
I take annual leave from work and look forward to it, but by the time I've been off a week I start to go a little stir crazy.
Hugs to all you inthe same situation. It's really hard at times.

Sunday rolls round again. Anybody else dreading it ?