Loneliness is stronger when not alone

Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone by alpaca128 on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:41AM (#36405661)

> I can easily imagine someone who is on their own for the first time suddenly realizing they don't really know how to make new friends or talk to people

I can't. If you have trouble making friends that's obvious long before college.

> But lots of people are not going to initiate an interaction, even if they are lonely. If someone else does, though, they will engage.

People shouting nice words at me gives me the same vibes as a stranger asking "how are you?" as a greeting, just more aggressive and annoying. I may engage in a conversation but not if it's generic smalltalk.

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Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone by boopbeepbop on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:56AM (#36405954)

I can, and this might have even worked for me in college.

Everyone’s different, I guess.

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Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone by Taylor_OD on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @10:51AM (#36419237)

Same. I played sports in high school and college but without that built in forced friend group I would have had a lot of trouble making friends. Something like this would have almost certainly broken me out of my introverted shell.

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