yes. i have to talk myself into getting out of bed every day. if my kids didn't need me to take care of them i would probably stay there. we live in a very rural town. i think i used to spend a lot of time driving my kids to other, bigger towns where there would be more stuff to do, more stores to look in, whatever. since i've found this site i have to say i feel a lot less alone. we have been staying home and local. i know maybe it's not the same kind of loneliness since i am with my kids, but it is definitely lonely and very quiet. there are days the phone never rings. i think that is when it feels most lonely. my husband is always working and when he's not working he's out trying to make friends and do things. i know i should be out there with him but it is so much easier to just stay home with the kids, not get a babysitter. veg on the couch after they fall asleep.