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Loneliness
Lamar’s plan to adopt children and parent them with his AI chatbot partner challenges our most basic notions of humanness
Research suggests the negative health impact of chronic loneliness is comparable to smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day
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In my past life, which included a stint as a private detective, there was time for a chat and a joke with a colleague. Not any more
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Many contributors say they felt better just by reading how common loneliness is
All the Lonely People: For Barbara, left behind by a faster and colder world, loneliness is a constant, unwelcome companion
All the Lonely People: ‘I was holding my breath for the day that I returned to Ireland’
All the Lonely People: She must confront her own mortality and I must confront what my life will be like without her
All the Lonely People: I was unhappy in Ireland, but I’ve been given an opportunity for a fresh start in Australia
Isolation affects people of all ages. If it is not dealt with, it can lead to serious physical and mental health problems
All the Lonely People: It is difficult to explain the isolation we feel living in rural Ireland. Should we move back to the US?
Everyone thinks I am flying, but I’m not. Living alone is hard
All the Lonely People: The satirist’s new show, where nothing seems to be off limits, is riveting but so unethical you may have to watch it through splayed fingers
All the Lonely People: After her mother died, Zeenie Summers moved to Ireland to stay with her father, but she fell into depression and homelessness before finding a new kind of family
All the Lonely People: It was one of those years that was going so well I thought I’d live forever. But then one day I got out of bed and the world had moved away from me
All the Lonely People: Construction worker in Manchester who only sees his son twice a month
All the Lonely People: The road to meaningful friendships is not easy and requires courage, perseverance and faith, writes Trish Murphy, our advice columnist
All the Lonely People: When it comes to connection, loneliness and belonging, it’s all about degrees, writes Padraig O'Morain
All the Lonely People: At 3ft 5in, shopping for clothes is a difficult experience, but my fashion blog and the improving options in small sizes have given me great confidence
All the Lonely People: My family and friends were ready, able and willing to help, but I didn’t know how to ask
All the Lonely People: Generation Emigration readers share their experiences of loneliness and homesickness abroad
All the Lonely People: We asked readers to send in stories of their experiences with loneliness to lonelypeople@irishtimes.com. Here is a selection of the results
All the Lonely People: It can be lonely being single, sure, but is there a way to refashion solitude less as misfortune and more a reluctance to settle for second-best?
All the Lonely People: I felt lonely when I decided I would conform to what society seemed to want for me
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