Late but here's a few positive helpful things I've learned: - hobbies, rotate them and find communities in which to practice them. (don't have hobbies? Pick a skill you'd like to have and resolve to try it and make a consistent effort even if you don't seem improvement right away. If you still hate it, pick a new skill and try again) Because I'm single and bored, I have a whole bunch of new hobbies and skills. - friends who are spontaneous. If you don't have friends, find one person who you can tolerate and invite them to something related to a hobby you both might be interested in. - pets or gardens, or both. - get outdoors. Leave your phone behind and go for a walk/jog/bike - Volunteer. - Read. Find a reading list that will push you to read things outside of your comfort zone. This will help you in many ways: You will have more to contribute to conversation, broaden your understanding of the world, improve your vocabulary, increase your attention span, etc. - Take an online course with deadlines. I like to study at starbucks when I'm feeling really lonely. I enjoy the ambiance and when I'm studying, I have a reason to just sit there. While learning. Deadlines keep me from procrastinating too much. - Live by the motto: "Leave it better." Focus on what you can do for others. - be ok with being lonely and understand that others are lonely too. People who are single and people who are coupled up. We're all in this together. I've never been in a relationship, and I have moments where I'm ok and moments when I'm really lonely. But I try to let myself feel all of those emotions fully.