I’m alone but hardly lonely. For the most part, I find interacting with people to take too much effort. I am not a people person.
I will not be alone tomorrow. I’ll be at work as a store cashier, where I only have to interact with each person for maybe three minutes.
Have you read Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam?
Its 8:15 am on Wednesday the day before Thanksgiving. Its already raining like hell. Im not leaving the apartment to bike to Ralphs much less battle the 405 to Orange County. I totally agree with you.
The only person I ever feel like being with on Thanksgiving Day is my spouse. As for Xmas, I don’t celebrate that particular holiday (anymore). Nothing to do with religion, but I no longer have anything to do with my parents or my (adopted) sister and not buying anybody any gifts is my personal statement on consumerism and materialism in this country.