Aren't we are all lonely individual in some way or another? Covering it up to pretend we're ok.

I'm never lonely. Not really. Sometimes I'll start missing someone so I call and arrange a visit. If I couldn't do that, I guess I'd get lonely, but I have a large family. I get along well with them. I'm not terribly needy, so if I call and say hey, I feel like seeing you, they don't say no, and I never wear out my welcome, because I like being home. When they visit me, they leave when they want. It's pretty good. I've not been lonely since I stopped living with my ex who loved his booze more than me.