I was already lonely before quarantine. Luckily, like all reddit loves to suggest as the end-all-be-all, I've been "working on myself" for several years now. I have several regular hobbies I'm deeply passionate about. They keep me busy. I'm very active. I enjoy my solitude and have beautiful days entirely on my own. I take myself out on dates. In general, I'd say I'm happy.
But. We are social animals. We weren't meant to be alone. I'm a young professional and my family lives 3,000 miles away. I have no family in this town. I live alone. I have one good friend in my town but I haven't seen him since quarantine.
Most importantly, I miss physical affection. I get some physical touch through dates, casual dating that lasts 2-3 meetings, but I miss coming home to someone who KNOWS me. Someone whom you don't have to repeat the same story over again. Someone who was there last week and the week before and the week before and the week before… Consistency and intimacy. History of mutual support.
As it is, most days I speak to no one in person. I'm actually very friendly and social but with the quarantine meeting new people and hanging out is out of bounds. For other singles that are TRULY alone like me (family other side of the country, no roommates, no real close friends) how do you deal with it? How do you deal with it when it's been months? Years? I feel I'm not crazy (or desperate) to want physical touch, or affection, or even interaction.
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