Lonesome and Lonely

There’s a Texas country song from a few years ago with a chorus that includes the line “I love being lonesome but I don’t like being lonely.” The narrator sings about his inability to settle down in a stable relationship, but I have often thought about this line within the bigger picture of life particularly in the distinction between “lonesome” and “lonely.” “Lonesome” can be a wonderful…

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