With cell phones and a plethora of social media how can loneliness be epidemic in the US?

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SW-User Best Comment

The situation is probably different for different age groups but i find most people i know in real life no longer have time to meet up with anyone outside of their family, so just say, sure i'm happy to talk... on facebook later tonight, whereby they won't actually have time to have a real conversation but just say oh hey we really need to catch up sometime when i'm not so busy.

Grateful4you · M

@SW-User Hey there bud. Yep, I know exactly what you mean!

Grateful4you · M

@SW-User Reminds me of the song, "We'll have a good time then dad, we'll have a good time then" Sad but true.

SW-User

@Grateful4you Yes! cats in the cradle. The words ring true on a friendship level too. I don't blame people though, they all have their families which they are putting first which is a good thing.

Grateful4you · M

@SW-User Right, I couldn't remember the name of the song. I'm just glad I haven't had that kind of regret except for my brother who had wanted to talk to me (I didn't know he was dying from AIDS) and I told him I wasn't able to see him as I was caught up in my own bad relationship. I went through a real guilt trip over that.

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@Grateful4you I can understand how bad you must have felt, but you can't blame yourself if you didn't know... still, it doesn't make it any easier i know. I lost my best friend who drowned next to me in the river and i stil blame myself for not being able to save him, even though there were about 50 people watching from the bank. It can be hard moving on from these kinds of things.