The demons of loneliness that young women face | Letters

Readers on dealing with loneliness as young women and new mothers

Regarding women in their 20s and 30s feeling lonely (No wonder young single women are lonelier than ever. Where is their community?, 21 August), as someone who was single until the age of 45 and lived in New York, I can relate. It’s not unusual to be lonely when you are younger, especially when you don’t fit into the mould of getting married and having children. I didn’t do either of those, and experienced intense loneliness.

I often strolled the streets in the evening hoping to make eye contact with someone or find a place where I could be single and comfortable. It was hard and mostly didn’t happen. But perseverance paid off and I turned my focus on to making my own life better.

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