> Remember, loneliness is not being alone. It's feeling bad about it. I agree with the first part, but not with the second. IMO, loneliness is not feeling bad

> Remember, loneliness is not being alone. It's feeling bad about it. I agree with the first part, but not with the second. IMO, loneliness is not feeling bad about being alone, it is suffering from being alone. All four combinations of alone/lonely are more or less common. Personally, I find the "not alone/lonely" combination hardest to take: feeling alone among people. Realizing that made me spend more time on my own and being less lonely as a consequence. Still, nothing helps when really feeling lonely, except meeting someone who does not make you feel even more lonely.