I don't get lonely; when I was living alone the best Christmas I ever had was the one where I laid around all day & ordered a pizza - I couldn't deal with family, & I was a selfish twerp. Seriously, though, I get really depressed beginning about this time, & I find myself losing friends because I lose contact with them because of my self-imposed isolation. So far, this has been a pretty rough year. When I start to feel like I'm done hibernating I find it hard to re-establish those friendships. I wouldn't say I'm lonely...but I often find myself alone.