I see so many foreigners that are lonely in Thailand.
Whether they are single or married.
I am sure they all have their reasons for keeping their distance.
Why move 10,000 miles to Thailand and live on social media?
Most expats are lucky if they have 2 or 3 friends. (This is not counting the ones that hang out on bar stools drinking everyday with their 20 other mates).
Even the married expats. They have a wife, kids? Maybe cannot speak Thai and their wife is their closest friend.
Thai’s, specially rural Thai’s always have too many friends.
That is why you always see circles of Thai’s eating together.
Expats who cannot speak the language immediately find themselves void of many friends.
There is another breed of expat that wants to keep their distance from other expats for various reasons and maintain no social media profile.
You would think with all the “Love” shown on social media in Thailand, a person would have a ton of friends. However, that is never the case.
You can proclaim your love for Thailand on social media and feel good about the 2,000 responses you receive.
However, you will never meet any of these people. Quite strange!
So it is quite normal to be lonely in Thailand if you stay off by yourself or with your family.
It is quite ok to change your priorities and maybe you don’t need as many friends as you think?
If you are trapped in Thailand and never visit your homeland or vacation elsewhere, I can understand the loneliness.
Only you can make a different outcome.