While that's true, during Apollo 10 didn't the LEM and CM stay on the same side of the Moon? The "loneliest" anecdote is based on how far away Michael Collins

While that's true, during Apollo 10 didn't the LEM and CM stay on the same side of the Moon? The "loneliest" anecdote is based on how far away Michael Collins was from the next closest people. Since the LEM was on the other side of the moon once per orbit, Collins was much further away from other people than John Young got.