Now that solo living is becoming increasingly popular around the world, we know much more about it than we did before. Below is what I have written on the topic so far. You may also want to take a look at the chapter on living alone in How We Live Now: Redefining Home and Family in the 21st Century.
Living Alone: The Basics
More people around the world are living alone
The living arrangement that is the new normal: Do you know what it is?
Living alone: 12 things you didn’t know
Myth buster: How Going Solo takes lonely out of alone
This book will change our lives
Tasty myth-busting from the new “Going Solo” book
Over time, are more people sharing housing or are more people living alone?
Where in the world do people live alone?
What We Get Out of Living Alone
Is living alone the unlikely answer to loneliness?
Best things about living alone — for people who mean it
How living alone will transform men
Is it healthier to live with someone?
Is a solitary life a shorter life? Results of a big, new review
The least appreciated perk of living alone
Not monitored, not judged – one of the true joys of living solo?
(Also see this collection of articles on solitude)
Implications for Society of the Rise of Solo Living
Living alone is a sign of success – for the individual and for society
Millions living alone: The result of centuries of growing individualism?
Have single people stuck a nail in the coffin of the suburbs?
Are Americans becoming more and more isolated?
Who Is Good at Living Alone?
Most can’t stand to be alone with their thoughts – can you?
When isolated people are not lonely and connected people are
Just how alone do you want to be?
Living Alone in Later Life
Will you get to choose whether to live on your own? (seniors)
Aging on your own: 5 things you may not know
If you are single, will you grow old alone? Results from 6 nations
Older people living alone: What’s the one way men do better than women?
The ultimate threat to single people: You’ll die alone
Living Alone: Backlash and Mockery
Stop the good presses! The backlash against living alone has begun
Is a solitary life a shorter life? Results of a big new review
10 supposedly quirky behaviors of people who live alone
If you live alone, have you made a virtue of selfishness?
How many rooms is a single person allowed to have?
Do fretful discussions of living alone drive you mad?
Living Alone: Some Other Topics and Themes
Time alone saps the willpower of people who are neurotic
Getting around: How people who live alone do it
Is your ideal living situation different at different points in your life?
Who is the true avatar of the lonely crowd – the single person or the couple?
Did you miss the debate shout-out to living alone?
Finland hosts an education day about people who live alone
Celebrations of Finland’s success leave one big group behind
The Dylan Ratigan Show briefly puts matrimania on pause to acknowledge solo living
Rolling Stone’s top 10 songs for living on your own
The secret to balancing time alone and time together?
How do you manage to do everything when you live alone?
Why alone is not the same as lonely
How We Live Now: Redefining Home and Family in the 21st Century
