Question of the Day!

One birthday in my early/mid-thirties sticks out in my memory as the lonliest birthday I've had. I've often been alone on my birthday, sometimes mostly ignoring it and other times doing something special for myself. I'm usually mostly fine with that. Often I'm content and/or downright happy in my own company. That one time, though, happened while I was burnt out and had been pretty isolated for a long while. I remember trying to make the day a little bit special by going out to eat, but I was late for what I planned due to my general tiredness at that time in my life. The whole thing just felt like a flop, and made me feel more sad than happy. Nothing obviously terrible happened, I just felt really lonely.