If you’re happy without friends, there’s a good chance you live by these 10 simple rules too. There’s a common misconception ...

Being alone means being by yourself, without others around. It can be peaceful or enjoyable depending on how you feel about ...

But this definition is misleading; it implies that loneliness occurs only when you’re alone but vanishes as soon as you socialize. Yet anyone who has felt lonely in a crowd knows this is not true.