On Loneliness

Sometimes progress looks a lot like failure.

Two truths:

1. I am lonely and I crave connection.

2. Dating isn’t the right way of doing/getting that.

Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Unsplash

It’s the small things: a smile. A laugh. Touching someone’s hand. Touching someone’s heart.

We are all lonely. This is a pain that unifies us, ultimately. Or so it seems to me.

I am human and I crave connection.

I am hu…