Dealing with Loneliness: How to Cope When You're Alone

I do. I don't feel it as much anymore because I'm so used to things being this way, but sometimes I wish I had more of a support system and maybe a partner. I know a relationship probably isn't in the cards for me though. So I just keep trucking along I guess

I’m a 59 y.o. Male and have always been told I’m attractive. People used to think that I had a swarm of women, when in reality I am an introvert and never been good as the aggressor to approach women. Now at the age of 59, loneliness besets me and my “circle” of friends is a porous band of less than a handful of married men who connect when they have the time. It helped that I was a photographer, www.rudyjeans.com, but I was told that being behind the camera was still a cloak for me to hide behind as I would then spend hours and days alone editing.

Yeah, I struggle immensely with loneliness. I can't get in a relationship for whatever reason either. I get hit on ALL the time by others online but im afraid of getting involved in a relationship online. Cause itd make me soso sad if that couldn't see them often irl 😥. Ugh, why does social anxiety ruin everything for me. It's crazy. I've never been in a relationship ever. So many chances blown away 😭

i feel the exact some. i almost feel like having previously been in a relationship makes it worse because like, what made me good enough then but not now, yk? but i can assure you that those thoughts along with you wondering what is wrong with you, is just bad thoughts. nothing is wrong with you, i promise!

I'm sorry for not being very uplifting. Lonliness really fucking sucks