In China, organised religion is much weaker and conservationists also feel more lonely.
But the most irking thing imaginable is, as Meer points out, the purgatory that is the overflow server, where sad saps who no longer fit in their home servers are placed to adventure in a much more lonely space until a spot opens up and you can be whisked off to more crowded environs.
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Mr Campbell concludes that it was more probably a lonely time, during which the grocer's daughter made a few contacts as president of the Conservative Association but may have read little and was traumatised by the snobby condescension she met from the progressive young things at Somerville College.
And what's more, teens who described themselves as feeling lonely were also more likely to believe that fame would have a positive impact on their lives.
Beck says participants felt more comfortable and less lonely with Aibo, which means "pal" in Japanese.
Is it because they are lonely, more gullible or simply unaware of the risks?
It is my hope that this series makes my own journey (and perhaps yours too) less lonely, more informed, or maybe just more recognizable.
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It may be that loneliness may affect systems in the brain dealing with cognition and memory, making lonely people more vulnerable to effects of age-related decline in neural pathways, he suggested.
Mr. QUAMMEN: We're very far from that, I think the real point is understanding cancer better, understanding the biology of cancer, and that will, I hope, ultimately, make it a less lonely disease and a more treatable one.
In the state where David Lett once maintained a lonely vigil there are now more than 90 wineries making Pinot Gris.
At the University of Chicago, scientists found that lonely people find everyday activities more stressful than those who are not socially isolated.
These individuals might be more autonomous, but they are also lonely.
Although online dating sites like Match.com and Lavalife have been around since nearly the inception of the commercial Internet, these newer sites are much more elaborate than virtual manifestations of "lonely hearts" columns.
Last year, charity WRVS warned more than 360, 000 older people felt lonely because their children were too far away and "too busy to see them".
But McCarthy has the personality to subvert this, because her Diana may be lonely, but she is still more vital, more spontaneous and more fun than Sandy is ever likely to be.
Once Hendricks Sr. passed away however, the vessel once more fell upon hard times, wasting away on a lonely jetty in southern Florida.
Those who would cling to outdated stereotypes of transpeople as sad, lonely, misguided, freakish and broken see more and more examples of people who bloom when they find the strength, and the opportunity, to become authentic.
Sometimes I see myself sad and lonely, but I think I deserve to be more happy.
"Some people who have been shy or lonely or feel less attractive discover they can socialise more successfully and express themselves more freely online".
But as Mr Brown is already discovering, and will discover more over the next few years, it can also be lonely.
More than 43 percent of respondents reported that they were sometimes lonely.
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Maybe it's a placebo effect, but I think I'm more efficient, more focused, and it adds a little spice to an otherwise lonely profession.
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Lithuania, for example, fought a hard and lonely battle earlier this year to get the EU to pay more attention to Georgia and other issues that concern Russian bullying.
Instead, Rivera and Pettitte will open the year as lonely icons, trying to build a team from disparate parts and squeeze one more run out of what's left of this tired, beat-up crew.
The Florida Keys, a 113-mile-long chain of islands, is one of the five suggestions in Lonely Planet's top five day trips from Miami, but the laid-back streets feel more like they belong in the Caribbean.
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