Loneliness is based on a feeling of disconnectedness, but what are you disconnected from? Please see you cannot be alive and disconnected, you are always connected to the rest of the universe.<p>Does it mean you always have people you are comfortable with who are saying nice things to you? No, everyone has it's own life, views, interests and it's entirely possible no one around you shares yours. So what, people are different.<p>I think society puts too much stress on it that everyone has to have a bunch of friends, fellows, do birthday parties, shopping and whatever is fashionable in that place. And people who don't have it at some point in life get stressed.<p>On the other hand, being alone means guess what? Freedom - you don't have to belong anymore, you don't have to share opinions or views, you don't have to fit someone's "standards". You can go and do what you want without having to share time and energy with others. It's a great thing many glorify, talk about and complain about not having it. But if they get it most people freak out and turn the possibility into a problem.<p>In other words, if one finds himself in this position it's a personal choice to be free or be lonely.