I’m one of about 700 in a veterans retirement and convalescent home and am in good health. We’re all sheltering in place but I’m in several classes and a Toastmasters club. There are a few non-theists here. I tell the many theists I’m an atheist and they don’t mess with me.

I live in a share house and, (usually), enjoy my own company.

I have an amazing small group of friends. I met them all via a MeetUp group that we have since disbanded and just hang out together.

I also have my son, my cats, and an amazing sister. Keeping busy is the key to combatting loneliness!

I am never lonely, I find myself good company, as is my little dog. Plus I belong to an 9ver-60 Singles Social Club where any Member can suggest activities. Plus Karaoke, i see familiar faces wherever i go to sing.
Plus, I learned in my marriage of 33 years that the absolute most lonely you can feel is when the person who is supposedly "with" you is actually checked-out. Alone is not necessarily lonely!

As a Deaf person fluent in ASL - and written English --- it's an extremely isolating life. Even within the Deaf communities --- there are more and more elite Deafies that wants nothing to do with down to earth types. On top of that, religious deaf folks that are always trying to convert non-religious types. Rub it in that 99.9% of society does NOT know American Sign Language fluently.... I'm surprised I'm still sane. I look for down to earth folks who are learning ASL; hidden Deaf folks who knows sign language but they're hard to convince to socialize due to their lack of trust of other elite deafies; volunteer work; my dog - my fur-son is my constant companion and be really patient in hope someone nice will come along to truly connect.

What VictoriaNotes said.

Depends on the kid of loneliness. One has to work hard in not being a part of my local community especially when one lives on the north end. Often people come just for a chat. However, having someone special and personal is still missing. Thing is, ,you get used to it and it's not so bad.