Your loneliest moments

[Amaris]

The last couple years of my marriage. In my experience, it's far worse to feel lonely when you're with someone than to feel lonely alone.

Oh that is totally true!! You have less options too for getting out of the loneliness. I was often lonely after I got divorced since I had only one friend who was very self absorbed but all I had to do was to think on how lonely it was being married to be quite cheered.

However the loneliest time of my life is still huge swathes of my childhood. I always think how great the internet is for kids growing up intensely lonely like me, always somewhere to talk and connect that takes you outside of your life circumstances (which you can't do yourself IRL, being a kid). I would have LOVED the internet.

I know how you feel, there. The internet has been my outlet, a place where I can communicate with other human beings on more than a superficial level. Without it, I really doubt I would still be around.

 

[JarodRussell]

And I thought the lonely Trek fan was a stereotype.

 

[RoJoHen]

And I thought the lonely Trek fan was a stereotype.

I'm sure there are plenty of lonely non-Trek fans too.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

The last couple years of my marriage. In my experience, it's far worse to feel lonely when you're with someone than to feel lonely alone.

Oh that is totally true!! You have less options too for getting out of the loneliness. I was often lonely after I got divorced since I had only one friend who was very self absorbed but all I had to do was to think on how lonely it was being married to be quite cheered.

However the loneliest time of my life is still huge swathes of my childhood. I always think how great the internet is for kids growing up intensely lonely like me, always somewhere to talk and connect that takes you outside of your life circumstances (which you can't do yourself IRL, being a kid). I would have LOVED the internet.

I know how you feel, there. The internet has been my outlet, a place where I can communicate with other human beings on more than a superficial level. Without it, I really doubt I would still be around.

Of course if the internet had been around when I was a kid we would not have had it. The rays from computer screens would give you cancer so there is no way it would have entered our house. That's why we didn't have a color tv even though everyone else did. Or a microwave. Or glow in the dark toys. We did eat a lot of wheat germ though.

 

[Amaris]

Oh that is totally true!! You have less options too for getting out of the loneliness. I was often lonely after I got divorced since I had only one friend who was very self absorbed but all I had to do was to think on how lonely it was being married to be quite cheered.

However the loneliest time of my life is still huge swathes of my childhood. I always think how great the internet is for kids growing up intensely lonely like me, always somewhere to talk and connect that takes you outside of your life circumstances (which you can't do yourself IRL, being a kid). I would have LOVED the internet.

I know how you feel, there. The internet has been my outlet, a place where I can communicate with other human beings on more than a superficial level. Without it, I really doubt I would still be around.

Of course if the internet had been around when I was a kid we would not have had it. The rays from computer screens would give you cancer so there is no way it would have entered our house. That's why we didn't have a color tv even though everyone else did. Or a microwave. Or glow in the dark toys. We did eat a lot of wheat germ though.

My father still thinks looking at a computer monitor for more than a few minutes will result in potential blindness.

 

[Shatnertage]

I know how you feel, there. The internet has been my outlet, a place where I can communicate with other human beings on more than a superficial level. Without it, I really doubt I would still be around.

Of course if the internet had been around when I was a kid we would not have had it. The rays from computer screens would give you cancer so there is no way it would have entered our house. That's why we didn't have a color tv even though everyone else did. Or a microwave. Or glow in the dark toys. We did eat a lot of wheat germ though.

My father still thinks looking at a computer monitor for more than a few minutes will result in potential blindness.

Guess it all depends what you're looking at...and what you're...um...doing while you're looking.

 

[Amaris]

Of course if the internet had been around when I was a kid we would not have had it. The rays from computer screens would give you cancer so there is no way it would have entered our house. That's why we didn't have a color tv even though everyone else did. Or a microwave. Or glow in the dark toys. We did eat a lot of wheat germ though.

My father still thinks looking at a computer monitor for more than a few minutes will result in potential blindness.

Guess it all depends what you're looking at...and what you're...um...doing while you're looking.

Well, that's a given, as the internet is for porn.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I have no doubt that my loneliest moments are yet to come.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

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I swear, if we ever get to meet up, you're getting the biggest, squishiest hug I can give you.

I look forward to it.

Late February to Mid-April 2009.

Long story short, I was assaulted in my apartment building and lost my roof over my head, I was in a cast with broken bones, got kicked out of my mom's house (where I was working and contributing to expenses) by her abusive boyfriend while I was recovering from my assault, almost lost my job and my health insurance, I was commuting 6 hours a day round trip, I found an apartment then lost it 9 days later to landlord negligence and slept in my car a few times because I had no where to go.

In the meantime, I could not find a lawyer willing to help me, the court system slapped my attacker on the wrist when they dropped the felony relating to my assault, disregarded the Victim's Bill of Rights and decided to ignore me when they could and dick with me when they couldn't, the landlords where the assault took place said I deserved what happened to me for being stupid, and refused to evict my attacker (guess which one of us paid more rent?), an employee at work threw me under the bus, and my mother put down my dog and married the abusive boyfriend without telling me for two weeks.

I felt beyond lonely, I felt absolutely abandoned to a malicious world I did not recognize. Those 2 months were a 60 day flirt with suicide.

I'm speechless. And so sorry you had to live through such a horrible time. Unfortunately, the past couple of weeks we've had something happen to my daughter that although it doesn't even come close to what happened to you, was an eyeopener for us. I saw how the system can fuck a woman over. And it's a disgrace and terribly frustrating. I am so sorry. {{{squishy hug}}} And i am so grateful and glad that you are with us.