r/lonely is a subreddit with 509k members. The community frequently discusses lonely, loneliness, alone, friends, and looking for a friend, and they frequently recommend/review app recommendations and hot chocolate, and the most common flair used is venting, discussion, tw: custom, birthday post π, and tw: suicide.
A community for all the lonely people. Everyone is welcome here, no matter your age, race, sex, sexuality, relationship status. All that we request is that you be accepting of people, and kind. Any problems at all, please let the moderators know.
Popular Topics in r/lonely
#1
Lonely
133 posts
#2
Loneliness
45 posts
#3
Alone
34 posts
#4
Friends
29 posts
#5
Looking For A Friend
17 posts
#6
Feeling
17 posts
#7
Relationship
16 posts
#8
Tired
16 posts
#9
Feel
16 posts
#10
Connect
15 posts
Products Discussed in r/lonely
App Recommendations
2 reviews
#1
C.Ai
4.0β
from 1 review
#2
Kindroid
4.0β
from 1 review
Hot Chocolate
1 review
#1
Starbucks
5.0β
from 1 review
Flair Used in r/lonely
#1
Venting
: "I want connection but itβs something unattainable"
66 posts
#2
Discussion
: "The only friend ive made for the past 2 years is a cat"
14 posts
#3
TW: custom
: "A poem I wrote about the emotional turmoil I feel"
2 posts
#4
Birthday post π
: "Another birthday, all alone"
1 post
#5
TW: suicide
: "It's around 2 AM and I just wanna walk until somebody finds me"
1 post
#6
TW: Abuse
: "Iβm thinking of giving up on relationships, it just doesnβt work for me."
1 post
Member Growth in r/lonely
Yearly
+62k members(14.0%)
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Last updated: August 29, 2026