You're so right... it IS a complex issue.

My friend is lonely. She just realized this year that the guy she'd lived with and had tried to make a life with, was really bad for her and she made him go on his way.

I understand being lonely in marriage, I know I've been there several times but not now, and it has passed, but was incredibly sad when I was in that space. Fortunately that was never the predominate feeling.

And I do think 'faith' has a lot to do with it. If you have total faith (which equals trust) in God, I don't know that you ever feel completely alone. I think then is when you know "that this too, shall pass" and you just content yourself with what is in the present until the next thing is set before you, but that's MY belief and it's very hard to try to explain that to anyone else.

Kate