Jeff Ragsdale overcame his loneliness and isolation by putting up simple flyers around New York.

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-- Meeting new people after a break-up can be a daunting process, even in a busy city like New York. That's the situation Jeff Ragsdale, a New York actor and comedian, found himself after his girlfriend left him.he wrote.So he posted flyers all around Manhatten, with the following simple words on them:He expected a few calls. Instead, he got a hundred calls and texts on the first day, and then, when it went viral on the web, he received calls and texts from all over the world. To date, he's received over 70,000 calls and texts.No-one could say Jeff is feeling lonely anymore: he has had a few dates and met quite a few new friends as a result. Not content with this success, he's written a book, made up of texts and transcriptions of some of the calls he received, interspersed with comments and commentary of his own, about his life.It's a fascinating and uplifting read, documenting the full range of human existence, some negative and dark, but predominently a positive reaction from the world to Jeff's situation, and one in which he demonstrates his willingness just to listen to others who, like him, have a need to stop being lonely.As one respondant said to Jeff:Jeff's experience has shown there are ways to reach out to others and stop the loneliness.