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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LONELINESS AND EMPTINESS

LONELINESS Loneliness is a temporary feeling. Itā€™s what you feel when your roommate leaves you alone in the apartment for a week on her family vacation. Itā€™s what you feel when the boy youā€™ve been sharing a bed with for the past three months unexpectedly changes his mind and begins to sleep in someone elseā€™s. Itā€™s what you feel when you pass that couple on the sidewalk holding hands and you hold a cup of coffee in yours. Loneliness comes in waves. One moment you feel fine, and the solitude brings you peace. The next moment the quiet hurts your ears, and you canā€™t do anything about it. The weird thing about loneliness is that you donā€™t necessarily have to  be  alone to feel  alone. Someone could be sitting right next to you, talking to you, looking at you, saying things you normally would love to hear, but you still feel like no one is there. EMPTINESS Emptiness is completely different. Emptiness is what remains when lonelines...