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Proposed definition: Loneliness is needing some kind of interaction from other people, and not getting it. Proposed understanding: People likely need to have e
by waterhouse 8y ago
Proposed definition: Loneliness is needing some kind of interaction from other people, and not getting it.
Proposed understanding: People likely need to have enough of each of several different kinds of interaction (analogy: nutrients), and different people need different amounts of them. Kinds of interaction that at least some people need probably include: intellectual, sharing of problems, "merely seeing another human's face", romantic, sexual, sharing of hobbies/interests...
- tcbawo 8y agoI believe that loneliness comes from lacking people that are emotionally invested in you. The strongest bonds and closest relationships people tend to have are family (blood and marriage), which often come with a high cost to sever. The easier it is to walk away, the more superficial the relationship. Loneliness is a realization (or fear) that nobody is there when you need them. It isn't a modern problem, but modern life seems to be exacerbating it.