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In reply to the discussion: why do we ignore our lonliness? [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)38. I think it is just mere numbers
In a huge city you can't greet everyone. In a small town it makes sense.
I live in a suburb of a smallish city and find most people are pretty friendly. They'll chat in lines. It's just that you know you aren't seeing them again, and you can really only relate to people you see often enough to know something about them. Still, over time, that happens. I go into the bank a lot and after a while, they know me. That's a valuable thing.
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When I am out and about I always look a person in the eye and say hello and even give a smile.
southernyankeebelle
Apr 2013
#27
The individual pursuit of an individual happiness is the pursuit of loneliness.
WheelWalker
Apr 2013
#6
... eventually synaptically connected into the internet ... and eventually, "The Matrix." n/t
RKP5637
Apr 2013
#30
I run into people who start ranting about Obama, when I have said nothing to set them off.
Manifestor_of_Light
Apr 2013
#14
I went in a U Haul recently and all the clerk did was rant and rave about taxes ... it was
RKP5637
Apr 2013
#31
One sidenote about eye contact: Long ago I developed the habit of mostly avoiding it with men
Arugula Latte
Apr 2013
#17
People have different personalities but we all need some form of interaction or we wouldn't be
liberal_at_heart
Apr 2013
#23