My mother is 89 and keeps asking when I am going to give her grandchildren but I am 52 and single and every family gathering feels like a reminder of what I have not become.
More people experience this than they realize.
The gap between family scripts and individual reality can turn gatherings meant for connection into experiences of profound disconnection.
“Where Are You with Chronic loneliness vs. situational loneliness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.