Inpartbecauseofsocialdislocation, we'vebecome a muchmoremobilesocietywherethenetworksoffamilyandfriendsgetdisruptedaspeoplemoveforjobsandotherkindsofopportunitieslikeeducation.
There's goodworkbyJulianneHoltLundstedt, whois a researcherwhostudiesloneliness, andwhatshefindsisthatlonelinessisasdangeroustoourhealthassmokinghalf a packofcigarettes a day.
Andsoitmaybethatlonelypeoplecanlearnmoreaboutmakinggesturesandgivingoffsignalsthatsay, "I wouldliketoconnect," evenwhenthey're a littlebitafraidtodoso.