No doubt. Relationship formation is low, fertility is low. People don't have the same amount of human connections that they used to.

Then, on the holidays, they get bombarded with highly curated pictures and videos of happy gatherings. That's double tough.

Sure. It seems to me though that loneliness is becoming an issue for many (at least based on what I see around me), which can get “magnified” during the family holidays like Christmas or Thanksgiving. We don’t see this on Nostr or twitter. 

oliverweiss

denlillaapan

Like hunger or thirst, loneliness points to something missing in your life. Take your emotional signals seriously, if you want to thrive.

Undisciplined

alter_native

>Without any family or close friends nearby, holidays can be an especially lonely time

>loneliness is a universal human experience.
“We all feel lonely at times just like we all feel hunger or thirst. There is no reason to be ashamed of being human.”