I'm alone but don't feel lonely per se

Hello
I am very much a loner and I prefer to be alone most of the time. I'm not sure if being alone is actually being lonely. I've found the topics here to be things I think of from time to time so I guess this is the right place for me to be. Looking forward to the forums.

Hello and welcome!

Loneliness and solitude are two different things. This article sums it up pretty well in my opinion http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200308/what-is-solitude

I too am a loner, and I immensely enjoy spending time with myself. However, I do get lonely occasionally. The first is an existential sense of loneliness, but it is part of being human and everyone feels it to some degree. This isn't a negative. The second is related to being single where I occasionally feel like life would be more complete with a like-minded, trustworthy companion.

There are many interesting articles about this on the internet, feel free to PM me if you're interested, I'll send you the links.