Adrian had everything thing in life but he was isolated from the world. The only person he talked to frequently was Joyce. He didn't want the company of any one else. His friends and family had become strangers to him because of the distance that he had put between himself and them.
It was no lie that he missed but he could never find it in himself to see any of them. There was no way that he would meet them without the topic of his late wife being brought up. He wasn't ready to talk about her or think about her. He was afraid that he would not be able to bare it if he that happens.