Hang in there.

Is there anything that you could do to make friends irl? Join a book club, ask someone from work to get coffee sometime, introduce yourself to the neighbors? Try everything and anything to make as many connections as possible.

I know how terrible being lonely feels. I know what it's like to literally be starving for meaningful human contact, which I am convinced is just as essential to life as food. I know what it's like to feel like literally every other person in this world has somebody, but you're condemned to live alone.

It hurts! You're absolutely right. That's why you have to do everything in your power to make connections.

Why are you so lonely? Are you socially anxious? Do you have really low self-esteem, and feel like you don't deserve friends? Are you afraid that you're bothering people when you ask them to hang out with you? Identify exactly why you are lonely, and then strategically work to overcome these obstacles. A therapist can really help you with this.