I’m “so lonesome I could cry” is a compelling song lyric. Putting effort into building social connections is a better way to make friends.

Collins was not the first man to visit the far side of the Moon alone — John Young had that ... Collins always thought hanging the “Lonely Man” label on the Apollo CM pilots was silly.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr. 19. “Do not feel lonely; the entire universe is inside you.” — Jalaluddin Rumi 20. “No matter how alone you feel, you are never truly alone. There are always people ...

“Given life as it is, I think it’s actually more unusual not to feel lonely at times.” Kim Leadbetter “Of course, that can be to do with the fact that you want more friends, but it might ...

However, it's not always easy to do this ... would be helpful," says Woodfin. Spending time alone doesn't have to be a lonely experience. Instead, it can be a time of happiness.

But this definition is misleading; it implies that loneliness occurs only when you’re alone but vanishes as soon as you socialize. Yet anyone who has felt lonely in a crowd knows this is not true.

A recent article in the Atlantic magazine (January 2025) argued that Americans are more lonely than at any time since 1965, because they spend more time alone ... is difficult not to find ...