I have a lot of difficulty making friends and have trust issues. What do I do to ease the loneliness? -- Lonely in NY Dear Lonely: Congratulations on becoming the parent that you wish you had. That is no easy feat!

Dear Annie: My mother died when I was 5, and I grew up in a very abusive childhood -- abuse in every sense of the word. I’m still traumatized over my childhood and I am now 65.

My mother died when I was 5, and I grew up in a very abusive childhood -- abuse in every sense of the word. I’m still traumatized over my childhood and I am now 65. I ended up in what I thought was a great relationship in my early 20s and thought he loved me.

"My issue is that I am very lonely and wish I had someone in my life. I, however, have no desire to be in another relationship."

I ended up in what I thought was a great relationship in my early 20s and thought he loved me. I ended up getting pregnant, and he wanted no part of it. He left, and I was a single mom. I absolutely loved being a mom and vowed to be the parent I always wished I had.