thehearld: lets see, the difference between being lonely and alone? have you ever just found out that no matter what you do you are still single? no matter how hard you try or how many dates you go on, its still ends up the same, u on ur own? even though you have lots of good solid friends you just feel like you have nobody u think u can confide in. no person to share ur time with to experience the joy in life , the every day things that make you what you are who u want to be. you wonder "why? why cant i get that someone for me?" all ur friends are either married or living with people, u know they are there for u if u told them how u feel but u just dont or cant share ur inner most feelings about ur desire to have someone to share ur life , space , heart with.
You sound lonely AND alone

I have experienced loneliness at times in the past ... when I was alone I found it less soul destroying than when I was NOT alone!!!
There is something soooooooooooooo very deeply sad about feeling lonely when one is in a room full of people/friends or a house full of family ...