I am lonely because I don't have a partner. I feel lost, and scared that I will never find love again. Being alone for over a year the loneliness of not having a partner really gets to me sometimes.

I am fortunate though too because I have friends, 2 teenage children, family, I have a good job, car, home, etc.

I am lonely because of exactly what Annette Arizona said in her comment. I withdraw because I am afraid of being hurt too. I do not have a good and loving family which would have helped me through my divorce. I do not make friends easily because I have a wall around me and I am not the easiest person to get to really know. I am in therapy and looking for support groups and ways to connect with people. But I have to work full-time and I have almost 75 visitation with my son which does not give me a lot of free time to connect with people.

probably because of the coices I've made in life, bad choicfes, and because of depression, and Adult ADD. seems like all my bad chocies , are coming back to haunt me, and I blame myself too much..I am very hard on myself, and probably my own worst enemy..

I'm lonely b/c - I feel very isolated - sometimes I'm completely ok with this - and it doesn't phase me -other times - just doing everything on my own makes me feel very down. Even going to the grocery store..where there are other people..if I'm shopping by myself..I feel alone. I just wish I had someone special in my life to share time with. My siblings can't relate b/c they are all married with children - I use to talk to them about it - but they seem so indifferent to my feelings. I'm sad waking up on Christmas alone - waking up on my birthday alone.. being snowed in alone. It's just hard. I do have friends - but it's hard to get together during the week when so busy with work. I just wish things were different.

It is summertime and there is nothing to do. I feel like a bored kid eager to get back to school. Things will start up in Autumn. Meeting people is not too easy either. Especially with my fear of being emotionally abused. I'm seeing social worker to deal with the latter. I was emotionally abused all my life . I'm now free of it. But now I'm free and lonely. Progress? I ask myself..

and also, because I can't type for crap !!!

Health factors into it at least slightly, but I just don't get much enjoyment out of casual socializing and apparently the kind of person I long to connect deeply with intellectually and emotionally, with enough shared interests and values, does not exist.

I am lonely because I have very few friends. My husband has no real communication skills and is not affectionate at all.

I am used to having good friends that I can talk to about anything. I am used to getting hugs. I am used to going and doing things with friends.

That's why I am lonely.