‘I was always the one with hordes of friends, so I don’t how to handle this loneliness’

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QuestionI feel so disappointed in life – as this should be the time of my life that I am enjoying the most. I finished my post-grad more than four years ago now, and finally I am in a job that is fulfilling.

But I work remotely – the company is an international one, so time zones vary, and those of us in Ireland only get together about once every couple of months. Many of my friends are moving away to spend a year or two working or travelling abroad, and those that are left are settling down and having babies.

I am feeling very disconnected and disillusioned, as there is literally no one I can call to go for a coffee or a moan with on a Saturday. I was always the one with hordes of friends and too much social life, so I don’t how to handle this loneliness.…

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