Being lonely is described as universal, even among married women. In fact, many married women describe themselves as lonely, either because they are not emotionally close to their partner or because they depend on their partner for most or all social contacts. Women with an active social life rarely suffer social loneliness. Others, for various reasons such as being shy, a workaholic, or new to an area, do not have a social network in place. The first step, then, will be to rebuild or develop a social network.
Emotional loneliness is the absence of a close emotional relationship.
Those superficial acquaintances that can cure social loneliness won't touch the emotional variety. That explains why people can party for weeks and still feel lonely. Although even one close relationship can cure emotional loneliness for many, that close relationship is much harder to build than a social network. Developing a close relationship can be scary. All close relationships require self-disclosure.