Asking Eric: I’m keenly aware of ‘all the lonely people’ around me, but do I have to be one of them?

Published on: 01/29/2026

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I long to have a few close friends that I can call or visit to share daily chitchat and deeper communication.

Dear Eric: I have a loving and attentive husband, two adult children who stay in touch, lots of relatives (many of whom live near me and with whom I have monthly contact.) I am in my late 70s and know well enough that travel, hobbies, classes, causes, work and helping others are ways to get connected. I do these things, but they do not satisfy me.

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