Wow, I really disliked this book. I predicted almost every twist. The dialogue was early ‘90s made-for-tv-movie bad. The sex scenes were so cringy. I would have bailed on it if I hadn‘t been reading it as part of a read along.
There was a difference. That difference became evident the moment you realized that you no longer liked being alone as well as you liked being with someone else. That's when aloneness turned to loneliness.