Lonely Singles and Loneliness: Being close takes time and effort. That is why emotional loneliness is harder to cure than social loneliness.

  Lonely singles and loneliness:  The personal rejection factor keeps many singles emotionally lonely. Yet avoiding rejection altogether means avoiding the cure to loneliness, too.

Emotional Loneliness
By Pat McChristie

Why?

1. Developing a close relationship can be scary. All close relationships require self-disclosure. That frightens many singles because of the potential rejection factor.

2. Just as with a love relationship, any close relationship requires a certain amount of "chemistry," that click that comes with finding a kindred spirit.

Again, just as with chemistry and love, it becomes a "numbers game." We need to meet a lot of people to find our kindred spirits. Meeting a lot of people requires a lot of effort. And it does not happen quickly.

3. Developing a close relationship also requires a non-competitive atmosphere. Dropping that competitive self is hard-to-impossible for many, especially those who have been socialized to be competitive beings.

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Tip: It is important to develop at least two close confidants in your life.

Self-disclosure is usually the first step in establishing a confidant. And it is scary because of the potential rejection factor.

People are non-responsive for reasons of their own. They can't be rejecting you because they don't even know you yet.

But whatever the reason they are non-responsive, your cure for loneliness depends upon your efforts in building a new social network combined with a few close friends. So, put these people behind you, and move on!

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