Author name: TheListener

At 11:47 p.m., you open their profile again. You already know the photo will not tell you anything useful. You […]

You are sitting with other people. Nothing is wrong, exactly. Someone tells a story, everyone laughs in the right place,

A recent GWI study cited by Newsweek found that roughly 8 in 10 Gen Z respondents felt lonely over the

The message comes in at 6:14 pm: Great job today. You read it twice, then a third time. For a

A 2024 Momentum Worldwide study found that 73% of Gen Z struggles with loneliness. That number makes sense on nights

The plates are rinsed. The kettle clicks off. You ask, “Are we okay?” and the answer is a shrug, then

You stayed longer than you wanted to. You smiled in the kitchen, answered the easy questions, laughed at the right

You sleep eight hours and wake up just as hollow as when you closed your eyes. It’s not the kind

Nearly 1 in 2 adults ages 18 to 24 reported loneliness in a 2026 WashU-led study across eight countries. If

After the funeral, the house looks strangely tidy. The flowers are still standing in their vases. A few unopened cards