The Other End of the Line - by Aarushi Gupta

More on Loneliness, Quarantine, and Friendship.

Today is a sort of follow-up on the first newsletter, Welcoming August, and the most recent one, Loving is Limitless. I’ve pondered a lot about feeling unloved or unwanted or unnecessary; It is only now I’ve come to realize that lockdown has affected me far more than I thought it did. It is only now that, after being surrounded by my friends five days a week, every week, for about two months now, I truly feel that I am in the right place: a place where people want me present and a place where I want them present. It is a gratifying feeling, and I regret the 18 months I spent feeling so low…

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