How do y’all manage your loneliness?

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I like the voices in my head so I'm never really lonely.

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Idk. It's always a party in my head.

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I became a big sister through Big Brothers Big Sisters. It gave me a rewarding relationship and something else to focus on. I’ve done it for almost 7 years now with the same little and it’s great!

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Got a puppy. Then the puppy became an independent adult dog. Then made a baby. Now the dog and the baby both need my attention, and I miss being lonely😂

Jokes apart, if you can accommodate an active dog in your lifestyle, they make for excellent companions. I got an Australian cattle dog, and he requires a lot of exercise. That forced me to become more active than i was. I woke up earlier, started work early, blocked an hour in the middle of the day to take him for a short hike near my place, took him running in the eve, etc. That really helped clear my head, and I made a lot of friends/acquaintances on the trails and parks where I took him.

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What a cutie. Here’s mine!

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Calling friends, going out with mates when possible, going out alone and meeting new people, distracting myself, dreaming of the future

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Watch TV, pour a drink or two at home, read some thing, go to the gym, cook something new, window shop, work too much

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Most of my loneliness stems from not opening up to the few people I do know. So I try to be vulnerable and really connect.

Also I have a dog, he is always there for me.

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I started using bumble BFF and it has worked surprisingly well

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guy or girl?

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Alcohol.

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I buy stuff🧐

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Also hey Chief

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Hobbies

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A wife and 2 kids.

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Loneliness is still time spent in this world

focus on my career excuse

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