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Nothing ventured nothing lost. I'm making a little more headway locally anyway. Internet support-group meetups have usually been a mixed bag for me anyway. Meeting real-life people through common-interest groups has worked far better. Nothing really replaces meeting people face to face. take...

Guess it was 'final' after all. Can't believe I'd get lonelier on a site devoted to loneliness. cheers

I ran a thread on summer nights a few weeks ago, Summer's a big challenge for me too. I decided to take a vacation to get away & visit relatives out west, but that's not turning out all it was cracked up to be either - a few exciting hours separated by vast periods of loneliness.

Or your executor (if that isn't already your lawyer).

Depressing, but read on if you like: The (ultimate) purpose of an emergency contact is to have someone decide what to do with you if you're unable to make decisions for yourself (e.g. bad accident, illness), or what to do with your body in the worst case. Your landlord or employer, as...

Here's a sad example of what happens when you actually try to meet anyone here: http://www.alonelylife.com/looking-for-in-person-friend-t-437.html Hundreds of views, but no replies.

Very much so. The relatives I'd previously given as emergency contacts are dead or estranged (or too far away to be of use). The remaining 'friends' (using the term loosely) are either too distant, too disinterested, or otherwise incapable of being useful contacts. I've appointed one distant...

Kind of you - thanks :) Yeah, this Ontario's a lonely place. olg

Hello I'm ~40km NW of Hamilton. In a final - well maybe not final :rolleyes: - act of desperation on this site, I'm wondering if anyone would actually like to connect. I'm looking for supportive friends, phone pals, or activity partners, male or female, young or old. I'm mid 50s, but get along...

Playing online boggle. http://www.fun-with-words.com/boggle.html?hx=f40 Sleeping.

I've thought the same. Internet support groups have only netted me 2 meetups and (including those) 4 telephone contacts. Three of those have long since vanished. That's all over a period of 2 decades - not exactly a resounding success I'd say. Anyway, one would think a support group...

CAS, I'm often in a similar situation, and definitely in a helluva mess wrt family problems right now. See a counsellor immediately - tomorrow! Sorting things out will get you started on how to resolve things. Doing that yourself is usually impossible when things get really muddled. Sitting...

Welcome to the forum Ashe - lots of support here. olg

Before commenting, wondered if anyone has tried meetup.com - & what results? I've lumped quotes together for efficiency. More ideas still welcome & thanks for those so far. I'm really more into group activities than solo walks into the sunset (as one suggested). >>I go to support groups...

I'm not sure how else you would meet anyone else even vaguely compatible.

Thanks. I'll take some of those suggestions into consideration, and comment on them in a bit. Luckily I set something up tonight just not to be alone. OTOH we'll have lousy weather tonight, which usually doesn't bother me as much wrt loneliness. It's when everyone's out having a great old...

Especially now that the days are long (for us N. hemisphere folks anyway). How do you deal with the evenings? I'm completely able to keep myself occupied throughout the day, but come about 5pm, the loneliness (and resulting ruminating & depression) hits me like a Mack truck. A severe shortage...

This whole thread is so relevant to my current situation in a depression/anxiety support group. First off, I'd say BlueRose's complaint of rudeness re sharing phone number during group session is virtually invalid. OTOH, much depends on the style of facilitation of the group, and believe me...

Are there any 'friend' options on any dating sites? Or, for that matter, any 'friendship' sites? Not having frequented dating sites, and really not being that interested in 'relationships' at this time (as I imagine many others may not be too), I find it curious why it's so hard to make...

Every situation is unique. If it were me, I guess I'd re-start, but keep a bit of distance. In my case, I've had this happen, but intentionally kept some distance the second time. Therefore, it didn't hurt as much when it crashed the second time. My policy is, unless they were totally abusive...