Do you think children who do not have siblings are lonely?

I think they probably feel loneliness the most when they are adults and the health of their parents begins to fail. There is no one to help with the care of elderly parents and there is no one to help make all the hard decisions that have to be made when that time of life arrives. And then, when the parents are gone, so is their whole family.

I think it depends on the family. My husband is my son's best friend outside of school, and he has his school friends.

I have a brother but was more "lonely" than my son is, because my brother and I had such opposite interests. I could never call my brother a friend when we were growing up and had he NOT been my brother I would never have associated with him during those years. I had other friends outside the family, and so did he.

Not always. Some siblings are close and others are not. It depends on the kids and the family. I know only children who have tons of frineds and are very happy.

Even children with siblings can be lonely. I think its normal to feel lonely on occasion.

I grew up an only child, and sure, I felt lonely, but I don't think I really felt lonely more than a child with siblings did. I have 2 sons, and they feel lonely sometimes, too. We only have 2 kids in the neighborhood that are near their age, and I won't let them play with one because he's an absolute jerk, and the other only plays with them when it suits him to do so. They have each other, but they can still feel lonely, because who wants to play and hang out with their sibling ALL the time? Even husbands and wives want a little time away from each other. Plus, as others have pointed out, being an only can instill some things that you might not get as easily with a sibling - being okay with being alone, finding ways to entertain yourself, etc.

some are some are not.

It isn't whether they have siblings it is the whole package of their life.

I grew up an only child. There were times I felt lonely, but that was usually one of those days when no one could play & parents were busy. A kid can only entertain themselves for so long. And you have to remember, that was before Video games & the internet & 500 channels! Gasp! - LOL :p Like whitepeppers said, I was lucky to have many friends & considered some of them like a sis. :)

I grew up an only child...yes, I often felt lonliness, but I can see now that a lot of what I like about myself stemmed from the ability to be alone with myself, productively....I found it helpful when I grew up to be able to be alone - my first husband was a truck driver....I have children with autism and I find great relief in finding time to myself - in fact it's necessary for me. I hear so many women who have a hard time when their husbands are away from them - and while I love my man immensely and enjoy spending time with him, I can also enjoy time when he is away...my mom was really good when I was a kid and instilled in me a sense of imagination and creativity that helped keep lonliness at bay...It also helped in highschool when I wasn't wanted around because I was a cop's daughter - I knew HOW to be alone and be okay with it. - having said that, I still had friends...I was not a loner at all...

No, I think people who don't have much internal life become lonely easily.