We have always thought that the loneliest place to live in an apartment building was on the ground floor, outside the social incubator of the elevator.
But the loneliest place may be in the public eye.
Over on UrbanBaby, one apartment dweller is seeking advice on how to reach out, in a non-creepy way, to a celebrity neighbor who seems so alone that she talks to herself (“I should go to the store before I go to the post office” and “That is too fattening”). A commenter in another building agrees that her own celeb-in-residence seems lonely too.
The suggestions so far:
But the loneliest place may be in the public eye.
Over on UrbanBaby, one apartment dweller is seeking advice on how to reach out, in a non-creepy way, to a celebrity neighbor who seems so alone that she talks to herself (“I should go to the store before I go to the post office” and “That is too fattening”). A commenter in another building agrees that her own celeb-in-residence seems lonely too.
The suggestions so far:
- Ask her for coffee.
- Start a conversation about something local – like have you tried that new ? in the neighborhood
- Invite her to a gathering of other neighbors you don’t know well
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