How do you cope with loneliness?

[Misty9]

After yet another heart bruising encounter on online dating, I'm committed to learning to accept loneliness - and not try to escape it. I'm very lucky in that I have a lot of good friends, albeit mostly married and with families, and a lovely home, which my two dc live in half the time. But I still get the crushing loneliness bouts and wondered how others respond to this feeling? I do try to keep busy with work, jobs around the home and getting out and about, but it creeps up every now and then.

Did you learn to accept it? How?

@Misty9

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@Misty9 whenever I hear that Giant song and the line " I understood loneliness before I knew what it was" it always resonates with me, I don't know about you? I think though with maturity that I am starting to understand that it is a part of me and accepting that actually helps as I can then work on myself from that point.