Hello everyone!

So here's a question that's been bothering me a lot lately. See, I'm almost 20, and I am a very lonely person. My only close friend in real world lives miles away and we see each other once a month at best. I don't have anyone I trust near, and my family is kind of... Very, very different from me, so we don't understand each other much. I'm at an university that most of all teaches its' students to be selfish bastards, by various means, so I don't get along with other students, as well. But the thing is...
I don't mind.
I don't mind my loneliness, even though it is frowned upon by both my family and acquaintances. The people I let close keep either hurting me, or being a disappointment, so I don't let anyone close.
My question to you is - how a human being, who is a social creature by definition, is able to live alone, without the need of human contact? Do you feel lonely? Do you have friends, do you let people close? What do you think of loneliness? I find it very interesting, so please share! Ah, if you'd like to know anything more, please feel free to ask questions, I'll always answer :)

First of all, that was so relate-able. Never thought I'd ever discover anyone who thought the same way as me or vice versa. Enjoyable post you have here!
Now, regarding your questions, perhaps it is impossible for us "social creatures" to live alone. Even if we wanted to, we'd have to go out at some point for whatever reason. That alone is enough to provide us human contact. You still see your friend once in a while and interact with others at your school, though it may not be pleasant. Random, insignificant person on the street? You never know, but they could be affecting the events in your life right now. In a world dominated by humans, we will have our impact on things, however small and unnoticeable. We're always depending on something, someone. Maybe it's better to say that we could live in loneliness, but not alone.
I'm also quite a lonely person and the part that's still a bit unsettling is that I feel less lonely when I'm alone. It took me so long, but I've finally learned that it's easier to isolate myself and shut the rest of the world out. It may not be the smartest decision or the most positive outlook, but it works for me. Maybe I'll have a change of heart someday...maybe I won't. Who knows? For now, I've ultimately given up on society. All my friends end up leaving me one way or another, though it's usually not their fault. By summer, I'll be down to 0...maybe 1, and I don't even mind. Not anymore.
And finally, as for loneliness itself, I have quite the, as my peers say, "depressing, negative, and disturbing", view on things. This may be no different?
I feel like it's a tragic place where I'd like to stay forever. Deep inside, I think that we're all alone, always drowning in it. Loneliness is the fuel that strengthens us and then kills us...and I love it.

Thankfully, in this world, it's easy to find someone you can reach out to. That's why all of us are here, you know?

I've felt lonely a lot. I drowned in it for a while, and got so depressed I considered suicide... And then I got cats, who spend their lives reminding me that THEY are the center of the universe and that I am just a silly, bipedal food dish refiller. ^_^ And if somehow that doesn't help, I go for a drive, or I get on Twitch, or I come here. Because, as Celty said, "Life isn't as bad as you think it is."

I do sometimes, actually a lot. In middle school I acted weird to get attention so I had no friends, but there was this one girl who didn't mind my personality, she liked me just the way I was. The next year she moved and I was alone in the world again, I became really quiet after that and didn't talk to anyone. I sat at a table with very few people that I knew, but I didn't know them well enough to call them friends. In high school I have a couple people that I can actually call my friends. But lately it feels like I'm not compatible with them and it's like their slowly drifting away from me. I tried making friends in my classes but I was to scarred to even look at them. Whenever someone talks to me directly I usually get scared and cry. I wish I was more confident like I used to be but I think the old me left when my friend did. I even became distant towards my family, although I'm closer to my big brother. I have a dream of being a professional youtuber like pewdiepie, but that's probably impossible if I stay the way I am. I wish I were confident in myself. I wish I could talk freely. I wish I had friends.

Humans are built in such a way that they can accomplish anything.

It may not seem like it, but humans in almost every way are the perfect being.

How a human looks and acts is an image of their experiences and how they cam to be.

You say you live life without human contact. You say you are happy.

Is that not because you are grateful for the little things in life? Is there a nice cashier or waiter who offers a service with a smile when you go out to get food? Do you watch something on TV that cheers you up when you are sad?

People who live like that are the same as the homeless. You do not get a huge amount of what most humans do, but you are content with what you have.

That is (in my opinion) the best type of human being there is.

I think it's fine to not be too bothered about having friends. Right since I was very young (I'm 22 now), I always preferred to just have one or two close friends, and now I'm content with just my boyfriend. I find most people's idea of friendship just doesn't really work for me - it's a bit too much of a commitment for how bothered I am and I'd rather be doing other things than maintaining friendships.

I think the very best kinds of friends are those you can not talk to for months, then you can get in contact whenever and still talk or get together like good friends, so I have a couple of friends like that. I consider my cat a very good friend too :)

Sometimes I do feel like it would be nice to have a friendly chat with someone and it's a bit of a bummer that I don't really have anyone, but it never really gets to me. Also, in terms of meeting new people, it's always been my experience that the less friends someone has, the more interesting they tend to be.

Most of the time I feel lonely. It isn't too bad though... I don't think it has to much to do with a lack of friends..it's just that I cant find people who think like me. Its okay.

I think friends are overrated anyway. Happiness should be achievable from within. You shouldn't need anything outside of yourself to be happy..

There's nothing wrong with being lonely. I mean, of course an introvert would enjoy that AmIRite? it's human nature to feel lonely, but it doesn't matter when there are things to entertain my self with. Anime, video games, and plus going outside to just buy food. I don't think it's possible to live without human contact though..we all need some at some point

While the people saying that being lonely is fine are completely right, if *you* believe that your loneliness is an issue then *you* need to take steps to resolve this. Join a club. I'm pretty sure I've said somewhere else that the key to making friends as an adult is to maintain frequent 'accidental' contact and it is an easy thing making friends with people that you share common interests with, as you will always have something to discuss and share.