I used to ask myself, genuinely, if something was wrong with me. While other people were making weekend plans, I was quietly ...

I spent a Saturday recently all by myself. I went to a farmers’ market alone, sat in a coffee shop alone, cooked dinner alone, and watched a movie alone. When a friend asked how my weekend was, I said ...

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Over the past few years, experts have been sounding the alarm over how much time Americans spend alone. These trends coincided with the surgeon general's 2023 declaration of a loneliness epidemic, ...

Many are worried about staying single for too long after a breakup, perhaps never being in a long-term relationship, or having no friends available to go for a pint with on a Friday evening. We have ...

Solitude is often misunderstood and mistaken for loneliness when in reality, it's that people just love being in their own company. They don't shun connection, but they do take time to recuperate ...

When I was growing up, I was never that kid who was afraid of the dark. Instead, I enjoyed some alone time in my room, with those wonderful, glowing stars on my ceiling. That preference has followed ...

Whether being alone is by choice or by necessity, it can be tough. And I do not mean to suggest that it is easy or even a “good thing.” Writing this post on how to deal with being alone does not mean ...

For many of us, aloneness is a negative state of being. Society doesn’t help us with this notion either; being alone often carries a social stigma, implying isolation, being on the outside. This ...

For my entire life, I’ve been known as “the loud kid.” Definitely not the one to be quiet and always the one looking to chat. As annoying as my elementary school teachers found my trademark ...

At some point in life, almost everyone has experienced the heavy weight of being alone. Whether it’s a quiet evening spent by yourself, a moment of heartbreak or simply feeling misunderstood, those ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Virginia Thomas, Middlebury (THE CONVERSATION) Over the past few years, experts have ...