I&#x27;m in this boat right now as a 22 year old junior in college. I honestly don&#x27;t have anyone I can call to just chill. I go to movies alone, I eat at restaurants alone, I go to concerts alone, most things I do I do alone. It makes me sad to think that this point in my life is supposed to be a high water mark for having a social life, and I shudder to imagine how much lonelier things are going to be after college graduation.<p>For the most part I&#x27;ve made peace with loneliness and being by myself to the point that it&#x27;s not crushing, but the emptiness of not having anyone close is always there. I think the problem -  or at least my problem - isn&#x27;t necessarily a lack of basic social or people skills, but an inability to escalate from casual acquaintance to close friend.<p>Sorry for the stream of consciousness post. I guess I just wanted to say that I relate to this article, and I don&#x27;t know how to fix myself.