A friend has told you that he or she feels lonely in their new city away from their family. Write to your friend, and •Explain why people can feel this way •Give some ideas on how to solve the problem • Ask your friend to contact you and tell you if this works A friend has told you that he or she feels lonely in their new city away from their family. Write to your friend, and • Explain why people can feel this way • Give some ideas on how to solve the problem • Ask your friend to contact you and tell you if this works

Dear Raman, I am sorry to hear that you are feeling rather isolated in your new home, especially since you are an outing lover as I know. Actually, Masses feel alone in
this
kind of situation because they don’t have ample friends in the new place. They have to disburse most of the time at home.
Due to
this
, they can’t do fun as they do at their old places. If I were you, I prefer to join some social events at college or nearby city
such
as volunteering. As I remember, you love to serve society. You would be able to make new friends and you will feel contentment too. Have you tried to go visit pet houses? You can search on the internet about these houses in your locality. I
also
noticed when I was with you, you are very fond of spending time with dogs, you relish feeding them and playing with them, and dogs love to be by your side
also
. It might be a good idea to join these kinds of events and places. Please do keep in touch and tell me if these suggestions work for you. If not,
then
I can try to give some other opinions. Take care and do stay in touch. All the best, Navdeep
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