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From: morgan@unm-la.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: loneliness
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Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 20:04:21 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 27 20:04:21 1985
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> If I were to ask:
> 
> 1) how many people are lonely, such that it hurts.
>     or
> 2) how many people are lonely, such that they would say that they are
>    dying of loneliness.

   I think that most of us have felt that kind of deep down loneliness
sometime in our lives. I can really relate to a feeling of loneliness
that occurs even when other people are around. For me, it comes from the
feeling that there aren't many people who really truly care about who I
am.

   We all need people, whether we want to admit it or not (oh no, I can
almost feel the heat coming :-) ). We try to seek out people who want to
know who we are, who care about the way we feel, the things we think/believe.
Maybe the answer is in learning to communicate with people in an open,
honest way. We all try to hide behind shells so as not to get hurt. But
in doing so, we can't let anyone in to know who we are. At least that's
why I get those lonely feelings.

   What do you think? What are some other reasons (of which there are
probably quite a few)?

   BTW, I live in a small town too, so maybe there is a correlation.


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