Hello all. I’m a university student, and I moved into an apartment by myself a few months ago, so that I could be in the same town as where I go to school (and as my family was moving across country and I wouldn’t be able to go back home during summer/winter breaks). I was feeling great about it during the semester, but now that it’s over, I am struggling. I have about three friends who live within reasonable distance but they work full time, and need time to themselves to recharge from work. I also recently got out of a 1.5 year relationship. These things being said, I really have very limited interaction with people. I thought I could pour myself into “working on myself”- doing things like hiking, yoga, working out, crafts, volunteering, etc. These are all great, and definitely do help, but it doesn’t completely abolish my loneliness. I have become more comfortable being in my own head and with who I am, but at the end of the day, I really don’t feel like I’m getting enough interaction with people. I have made an effort to call people from my hometown or otherwise more often over the phone, to maintain connections, but at the end of the day it’s not the same as real life interaction. Part of me thought that I should go on a dating app (which is actually how I met my last partner), but I’m not ready for another relationship. If I were to use one, it would be to have some fun just meeting and getting to know new people. On top of all of this, it’s difficult because we are going through a pandemic, but perhaps more people can connect with this because of that. What do I do to overcome this? Also, I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit for this, but im not sure where else to post. Thanks in advance 💛