"dying alone"

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I can't understand why anyone would want to die alone.
I guess some people don't care about relationships with others humans.

Relationships are not easy but they are worth the work. I have seen two people that really love each other and it is a beautiful thing.
I probably over-romanticize love and relationships just a bit but the hope of romance prevents feelings of emptiness.

The desire for love is part of human nature. Even in ancient times this was obvious.
Everyone on this planet wants to be loved even if they don't realize it.

Life involves taking risks. Although without knowing the satisfaction of success, I can see how a person would be hesitant to risk pain for it. A broken heart isn't the end of the world. It's very, very, very painful yes. For a while. You eventually heal and get over it.

Loving anyone or anything is a tremendous risk. If you love your parents you risk pain when they die. If you love your children you risk heartbreak if something horrible happened to them, or they turned into d-bags when they grew up and started hating you. Even having a dog that you love is an emotional risk, because it will probably at some point in your lifetime, get sick and die/have to be put down, get lost, or hit by a car. There is always, always risk.

I know a broken heart is very hard to handle. It's a horrible feeling. Even if the breakup isn't because of rejection by the other person, it's a horrible feeling. Even if you are the one who does the breaking up because you simply fell out of love, it still hurts you. It's worse if you are rejected and cheated on, or left for someone else. When it does work though, it's a great feeling.

If you choose to be alone because you prefer to be alone, I'd support the decision without question. If you choose to be alone because you fear the pain of rejection or breakups, I would really urge you to reconsider. Unless you absolutely could not handle rejection, I would say that it's worth trying for.

A rare voice of reason on the internet.