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Just to add one more thought.
Alone means merely not being around others. However, you can feel as if you're alone, regardless of the actual situation. That feeling of disconnectedness is lonelieness.
The opposite is when you feel connected, despite being alone, when the bonds you have are strong enough to fulfill you even when the people you're connected to aren't with you. That's solitude.
I've never felt more lonely than when eating in restaurant or going to a movie alone just after having ended a relationship. I don't mind those activities nearly as much now because they aren't a reminder that I don't have anyone. The connection is still there, even when I am by myself.
Gilda
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