Loneliness:

How do you determine the difference between loneliness and solitude. How do you identify the thin line which marks your entry from enjoyable solitude to self imposed loneliness.

Loneliness and sexuality are very closely related. It is in our very genes to fight loneliness.The overpowering need to be with someone (opposite sex or otherwise) ,who grants you unconditional acceptance, inspite of knowing everything about you.

It is as close to the idea of heaven on earth that we are going to get. Everybody needs this,everybody craves somebody....anobody who claims otherwise is a hypocrite.

As a teenager, one craves independence and solitude. One believes oneself to be invincible ,capable of surviving without anybody else. "I don't need you" is a commonly used term.

As one matures, this illusion is shattered. As one matures, this illusion is shattered. You are independent from your parents, you assert yourself and are happy.. for a while.You then start craving for that someone special. Mundane events trigger this need, two strangers holding hands, your friend's girlfriend.

You then embark on this journey, dotted with potholes to find that someone. On the way you stumble,you fall,you gain false hope, you lose it all.All of us meet that special someone who can dispel our loneliness. And we know it when we meet them.
But only a few lucky ones are able to make it work . Rest settle for less.The loneliness lives on. That someone is never forgotten. That person lives on .....either as your email password or your kid's name.