I know exactly what you are saying. I am 59 going on 60. I have NO family, no one I consider to be anything more than an acquaitance and very few of them, I never get phone calls or emails for that matter, (in fact, I have stopped answering my phone, as it is always a sales call) I work in a tiny office in a room by myself! Thank God I have a dog. I literally spend all of my time alone and have for the past 15 years and probaby will the rest of my life, as I don't date, and even if I did, for a woman of my age the odds are against me. I am doing OK. At times, I even like it, although I get scared now and then for no real reason....it helps to know there are others, becuse sometimes I feel like a bit of a freak....