If Rob Thomas “don’t wanna be lonely no more,” he’s hardly alone (no pun intended). It turns out that one thing the majority of Americans do have in common is that many of us are very lonesome, according to a new study.

The study points out that this apparent drop in meaningful relationships occurs at the same time that internet technology allows people to know an incredible amount of people at the same time. Good point. Take MySpace for example. The catchphrase of the site is “a place for friends.” Yet we don’t seem to have many real ones.