Reasons you might be feeling lonely despite having the perfect life

Nowadays, loneliness has taken the form of an epidemic. You might be good looking, smart, intelligent and successful, but still be cripplingly lonely. The hookup culture that is now popular with most people only adds to this loneliness. While it may be easy to find dates by using dating apps, making a real connection has become very difficult in this day and age when your whole life revolves around how many likes it will generate on social media platforms. There are a lot of reasons why you might be feeling lonely, despite being fully eligible. This article explores a few of those reasons.

Reasons you might be feeling lonely despite having it all are:

There are a lot of reasons why you might be feeling lonely despite being good looking, smart and successful.

• If you are attractive, smart and also successful, other people might get intimidated by you, and be scared to approach you. This is the sad truth of this generation, where the ego of people prevents them from reaching out to those who are better than themselves. In most cases, this is why successful people might end up being lonely.
• If you have really high expectation from the people around you, and think that it is their job to make you feel loved and needed, you might end up feeling isolated. That is because other people cannot really make you happy. That is something you have to do yourself. It is unwise to push people away just because you think they cannot make you happy.
• If physical appearance is all that you have to offer, it can be difficult to find The One. There are numerous good looking people out there but what sets some of them apart is that they also bring a lot more to the table. At the end of the day, it is the personality that counts, and not the face. If you cannot hold meaningful conversations or have no other interests besides work, it can be hard to find a find a partner with whom you can get along, because you will need to have something in common with them to be able to truly bond with them.
• If you grew up in an environment that was intensely critical, and had to constantly strive for excellence during your formative years, it can be easy to become like that as an adult. This can manifest as a need to constantly criticise your partner and try to hold them to your elevated standard, and can cause them to lose interest in you. This can further contribute to your feelings of loneliness. Keep in mind that just because you are good looking, smart and successful, you partner does not have to be the exact same thing. Give them the space that they need to grow and flourish at their own pace, instead of being controlling.

Being lonely despite having a seemingly perfect life can be a terrible feeling, but now that you know the possible reasons behind it, it will become easier for you battle loneliness and be happy with your life

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This post was originally published in CareGuru

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