Loneliness Epidemic
We are in a
loneliness epidemic.
And the irony is, we’ve
never been more connected.
Group chats light up
every evening.
Emojis substitute affection.
But no one tells you
they cried in the shower.
No one tells you they sat alone in silence for dinner
fifth night in a row.
We were never built for
this much distance.
For centuries in India
Families lived under one roof
Your neighbors knew
your name
You shared food
You shared grief.
You borrowed sugar.
You didn’t need to ask, “Can I come over ?” You just did
But then came the upgrade.
We moved into better houses.
Bigger salaries.
Smaller lives.
The kids who once played
gully cricket now swipe
through reels
The women who once shared evening tea now compare
Amazon deals.
The men who once sat together reading newspapers now forward news they don’t read
We replaced intimacy
with information
Now everyone knows
where you are
But no one knows
how you are.
We are lonely not because we lack people, but because we’ve stopped showing our hearts
I see it when friends text me
“All good” and then have breakdowns at 2am.
I see it in fathers who haven’t hugged their sons in years.
In daughters who fake laugh so their mothers won’t worry
Even in love, loneliness hides
You live with someone.
Share a bed
But the silence grows.
The touch fades
The conversations reduce
to logistics
“Did you pay the bill ?”
“Did you order groceries ?”
You forget to ask,
“How’s your heart ?”
We are raising a generation that knows how to hustle, but not
how to hold each other
And when someone breaks — as they inevitably do — we send them a playlist.
A meme
A quote
But we forget the oldest Indian tradition
Just sitting with someone in silence
Without answers.
Without fixing
We don’t need more content.
We need more company
So let’s bring back slow conversations, soft hugs,
honest eyes, and
unapologetic warmth
Because no matter how fast the world runs,
the heart heals only at the
speed of connection & love ✨❤
