I Am Alone but not Lonely...

loneliness is not the same as being alone. one can be alone but not feel lonely and yet one can be in a crowd but still feel lonely. according to wikipedia, loneliness is a feeling in which people experience a strong feeling of emptiness. loneliness is unwanted solitude. oftentimes i prefer to be alone; it's peaceful.

I experience that. I am always alone here in my room, I hit the mall often by myself, and I seldom go out with my friends because of the distance. You might say that I have a poor social life, but I honestly am able to make myself happy. I actually love the freedom of being alone. I am a reflective person and I love looking back at the past days and evaluating myself. But you know, I still feel a need for a very intimate human connection. I wanna have real friends and a romantic boyfriend someday.

Hi portisray, Well, I am glad you corrected yourself. Alone and loney are two different things. They really are. I am single and I love it. I date but I have absolutely no desire to live with someone and get all tangled up in that sort of drama again. I love being on my own. I love being alone. In fact I NEED my alone time almost as much as I need the air I breathe. I turn into a real bear if too many days pass and I don't get some time to myself. Between work, my girls, friends, family etc...I have plenty of wonderful people in my life. Alone time can be very good and truthfully, I think more people should strive for it.

I'd like to do things alone sometimes, but I don't think I can be lonely with all sorts of communication gadgets and media we have nowadays, its getting quite impossible for anyone to be really in the absolute state of "loneliness", and the world seems such a small world, even as they say "what a small world" particularly said after meeting someone who's a common friend of friend, its never a day when I didn't meet nor talk to anyone I don't personally know. If being lonely means having no significant other, even though I haven't experience having one yet, I don't feel anything that way, for me its better off not having yet 'coz I can still do things alone and still enjoy doing it..

I think it is possible to be alone and still not be lonely...It depends on the person .I have seen some people quite happy to be by themselves most of the time.They do have family and friends when they need their company and if there are any difficulties.

No, I am not alone...I have kids that keeps me happy. I have a husband that often surprise me with special things and love me in spite of my imperfection. I have a family that keeps supporting me, and friends who keep me company. Good to hear from you that you made it, being alone but not lonely, perhaps, you are that kind of person who see happiness not only of having special someone with you.

It isn't a stupid statement at all. A lot of us are people who prefer to be alone, yet have several loved ones in our lives. Also, many of us are people who enjoy being free and being able to do what we want. So being Alone and being Lonely are indeed different. Hope you are having fun on the Lot. Happy myLotting

Being alone doesn't mean you have to be lonely. As you have said, you have your family and friends with you. You can have more bonding moments with your family, you can go out with your friends once in a while. And who knows, one day you might meet someone to love you. I believe that true love comes from the most unexpected places, you just have to wait and keep hoping. Good luck!

i think some people go through those stages. It's just that sometimes people don't realize it that they are not lonely.

More of the literal meaning. Like now... I am alone here at home but I'm not lonely. Though I am not alone because I have my wife and my family... It's just that I choose to be alone for now, or shall I say, I have no choice because my wife is at work and my family is in a different house. =)

In general im a loner person..most of the time i prefer to be alone..i just want to be myself..but ifsomething bothered me..i dont want to be alone..i want to be with someone like friends.. I am alone but not lonely..alone as your define it as having no special someone, i have no problem with that..in your own context of alone, yeah im alone now..for about like 3months?..and im lonely :'( ..i miss him so much! but i have to be strong for my baby..im an expectant mom..singlemom...

In my opinion it is just the oppesite.I am not alone because my friends and family are around me but I feel lonely as I have no one to share my bed with.I feel lonely when I go home after work and don't have a man who to talk to me.

No, I thought you're a loner and liked being one....... :)

There is nothing wrong with being alone. We make ourselves lonely.

Yes you can be alone without being lonely. Actually some of the people i know are happy whenever they are alone. They find comfort and peace when they are alone. Even if they have boyfriends they rather choose to be alone sometimes. Me, I can say I am single but I am not that lonely in life as just like you I am with my family everyday. I am with nice people at work everyday. I can say happiness depends on us. It is not always find in being inside relationship, it has many aspects.

It is possible to be alone but not lonely. Some people need a lot of alone time, actually...

I completely understand you because we're going through the same thing. I haven't had a lovelife ever since I was born and I definitely don't feel bad about it. Being with a special someone is not my priority as of now because I'm still focused on finding a stable career - a job where I could find fulfillment and growth. I believe that the 'right one' will come in His time. Besides, I have my family and friends with me so I don't think there's something to worry about.

Once you mentioned that you are alone, meaning you dont have company with you. Because you are alone. Anyways for me once I am alone (no one is with me) I feel lonely and I dont like that feeling. I always feel that one, once I gets home. I can feel that there is some emptiness in me that needs to be fills in. That is why I am lonely. But some could find happiness being alone. I just dont get that idea, now I understand that there are some who would like to be alone rather than in the company of someone or with a group.