Feeling lonely as friends get busy? How to cope without feeling rejected

When friends are tied up with work, family or partners, loneliness can feel like rejection, but it usually isn't, says Shradha Chaturvedi, founder and CEO of GetCompanion. Good friends cannot always be available, she notes, and feeling left out often comes from missing connection rather than a problem with the friendship. Time alone can be enjoyable when it is a choice.