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Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than older adults (www.futurity.org)
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A new study found middle-aged Americans demonstrated higher levels of loneliness than older adults.

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[–] boreengreen@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago

Thriving on solitude is a learned skill. It takes most people time to get used to. Some never do and desperately jump between relationships. This is just my personal observations.