I have been working remotely for 7 years now and I honestly don't get that vibe. The opposite.... Xmas is a time to dread some terrible jolly meeting.

I have a friend I meet for beer on a Thursday every 3 weeks, Family and the Missus occupy the rest, and the sliver of time I have remaining goes to personal dev / gaming.

I don't recall ever caring about being lonesome, so I don't think I got used to it as such.

Everyone is different for sure, but I too would never go back to working in an office!