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This made me cry a little. I felt this so deeply. Loneliness is all I ever known and it’s been hard. I removed toxic people in my life which helped me heal and I learned sometimes solitude is helpful. I have cats they make me feel less lonely I do have friends online. You Bobby know how to move people with words and this is the first time I was really moved thank you love you

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Love you too! I'm trying to adjust my point-of-view on loneliness because at my age, it's not going away... so this is Life. And how can I find meaning and also comfort - maybe even power - in it? I wouldn't read, learn, and write as much if I weren't a lonely person. I also wouldn't be so adamant about community and culture. I envy people who have company, but I don't think I would trade solitude for anything at this point.

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