What advice can researchers
offer to lonely people? First, far
from being a sign of weakness,
loneliness is a manifestation of basic
human needs for intimacy and social
connectedness-needs we all
share. Like physical pain, loneliness
is a useful warning that something
is amiss-in this case that we
should pay more attention to our
social life. Second, studies show
that, given a little time, most people
successfully overcome loneliness.