What's the Difference?

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Being alone is situation when we have nobody. Like stay in a place without family, without relatives, without friends.

Being lonely, is a feeling when we expect somebody to comes to our heart, but nobody comes.

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Being alone: No one else there, just you on your own.

Being lonley: could be many people around you, but in your heart you feel an absence and lonliness.

So, former more on a physical level and latter more on an emotional level, if that makes sense.

Hope that helped.

format_quote Originally Posted by May Ayob

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Thank you all for your replies

For further explanation, Does that mean you being alone to not have any family members around you?
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Definition of being alone is : not among community. If your family is your only community and you are not with them, yes, you are being alone. But if you are living in a place without any family member but you have some friends, you are not being alone because your friends is your community.

I am always alone but not always lonely.

I live alone. No family or friends around. I go to work, and I go home. Sometimes I get lonely because I don't have anyone around and sometimes I crave human companionship. Other times I find comfort in my solitude.

I have also been surrounded by people at times and I have still felt lonely.