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Alone and lonely are not the same

A common notion is that the loneliest people are those who are alone, it's important to separate the two.

Kids can be lonely because they can't see their friends at school; people who have been marginalized can feel lonely because the community doesn't welcome them in; and older adults can experience loneliness through retirement or death of a loved one.

One of the things that distinguishes between loneliness and isolation is that loneliness has very little to do with quantity, with how many people you interact with, how many groups you belong to. Although there is a relationship (between them), it is not very strong.

When it comes to fighting loneliness with social contact, quality is much more important than quantity.

Those who choose to live alone or be single or just spend much of their time on their own aren't necessarily worse off when it comes to feeling alone.

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