I'm not a go out to group perosn very much, I like a quiet routine - My gym is only closed for 2 days. It's sort of my club all the year round and has been for 20 years. I meet people I've known for 15 years or 6 months - different cultures and back grounds...cafe, saunas, pool, yoga, if I only actually can do a little bit...
my other go to space is a local Costa, where I am a "regular", always warm and friendly and I take my computer.
I've been so unexpectedly busy I am looking forwards to mooching about alone. I love music and it's sort of a constant friend.
Yes, I get lonely like many who live alone - or those who dont live alone but are unhappy - the work in progress is to like oneself, to like ones own company, enjoy what there is, not what their isnt. (and that isnt easy, but worth a go)