How do you manage feelings of loneliness as a single person?

I’ve been single and partnered during graduate school.  Did I feel lonely when I had a partner? Yup. Do I experience loneliness as single person? Yup.  I think that it’s a normal feeling to experience and that being in graduate school adds another level of isolation that not many people can understand.  I’ve had to be very intentional about cultivating a support system for myself by joining service organizations, a church small group and leaning into the meaningful friendships I already have. I will say that if you think you are in a healthy place personally and think that you can manage a partner, why not try and find someone? 

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