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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Joanna Whitehead

Chinese woman sends over 30,000 text messages to ‘lonely people’

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A 35-year-old woman who was struggling with isolation and began selling goodnight text messages for 11p to other lonely people has spoken of how her unique service has helped her feel connected to other people.

Wong Biying from Guandong province in southern China first thought of the concept while working at an e-commerce company in 2012 and struggling with feelings of loneliness that caused insomnia, reports the South China Morning Post.

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