I've never lived alone

[MrScorpio]

I went from living with my family, to a series of military barracks, to moving in with my wife.

Is this unusual?

[Chan790]

1. Me neither...

but I know I'm not normal. I get extremely depressed if I'm home alone for more than 48 hours...that includes going to work and eating out as much as possible. I can't stand solitary living.

[seabeyond]

2. i spent a decade and half living alone. loved it. but it is what you know

and if happy, so what.

some people like being around people

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. i have lived alone very briefly. i dont like it. i need people around

[mopinko]

4. no

i only lived alone for about a year. sometimes i miss it, tho. lots of demands on my time. i am feeling the need for some solitude.

[tonekat]

5. After 21 years of marriage, I was finally on my own

Now, this is something that I've always wanted to do, but unfortunately, my list of friends is rather short, and it would be much easier if I knew more people I could just call up and do something with. But past a certain age, that list drops off precipitously.

[Brickbat]

6. I was thinking about starting this thread after I commented in the "first apartment" thread. I lived

alone after college and loved it. I love the family I have now, but I really enjoyed the freedom of living alone. I don't get lonely; I live inside my head a lot.

I think it's important for everyone to live alone at one time, although I couldn't say why, unless it's because it boost your confidence in ways that many other things can, too. I think it's just because my mom told me I should live alone at some point in my life.

Almost none of my friends lived alone after college. Mr. Brickbat did, however.

[MrScorpio]

9. If I lived alone, I wouldn't be in my house much

I'd be in the streets... Maybe looking for someone to live with me.

[Brickbat]

11. Heh.

I need alone time to recharge. I had been hoping to live with a couple friends after college, but the timing didn't work out, and so I got my own apartment, and loved it. I saw the problems other people had with roommates, and was so thankful I didn't have to worry about that. Then I went to live abroad, where I lived alone. I had plenty of friends but it was such a relief to come back to my own space at the end of the day.

[johnnie]

7. I've lived alone for the past 12 years or so

I don't know if I could live with anyone anymore. I like people, but I like doing what I want even more.

[azmouse]

8. I lived alone on and off for a few years before I got married.

I loved the freedom. Never regretted it. It was a great experience.
It's nice to be married too though and have someone around. :)

[Heidi]

10. I have. After my divorce, "alone" was what I needed in order to get to know

and become myself again. However, I don't think it's unusual or weird that you've never lived alone. Lots of people haven't. It's not for everyone, for sure. :hi:

[Forkboy]

12. I'd go even crazier than I have being alone.

I couldn't imagine not having a lot of time alone. Just visiting my mother for a week drives me crazy with all the people around.

If I get any more low key I'm going to slip into a coma.

[Sequoia]

13. Not for some it looks like.

Some people go ape if they're alone for any length of time. Gotta wonder about that. I liked it when I finally did live alone. I'd been surrounded by people for so long I couldn't think and privacy hardly existed except in the shower. I may not like to actually live alone but I sure miss the days when my SO would go away on business for a few days.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear MrScorpio...

I've never lived alone, either...

I went from my parents' house, to a college dorm, and then to my husband's house...

It seemed normal, and I was happy.

I don't know if I could live alone.

:shrug:

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

15. I've lived alone several times. My longest stretch was 12 years.

There are some good things about it, for me, like coming and going as I please without having to answer to anyway. But the flip side of that is, if I went out and didn't come home because something happened to me, there was nobody there to be concerned.

Overall, I think I like having another human in the house.

[sarge43]

16. Same here. Mom and Dad, barracks, then married.

Once in awhile had a room of my own, but always a thundering herd of airmen right outside the door.

[yawnmaster]

17. Not unusual. eom

[tigereye]

18. me neither, always lived with room-mates until I met my husband

Some day I would like my own little duplex, but my husband doesn't much like the idea! :rofl:

[aquaman]

19. I live alone now....

After a Hellish marriage it is rather comforting. Not that I want to live alone for the rest of my life, but I surely can't say that I am not enjoying it, on some levels. Well, I do have my son half of the week every week, so, I guess I don't technically live alone for half of the week.

[Ineeda]

20. Never lived alone until

my spouse passed away. I actually like living alone. I have lots of friends and hobbies, plus my 2 kitties and a bird. And I'm kind of a slob and no one complains.

[ecstatic]

21. I'm just worried that I might be getting *too* used to it

Lived alone for the past 5 years, I have a LOT of space and can do what I want.

A lot of times I can't wait for my SO to go home. Sometimes I worry that the more I live alone, the less able I will be to live with someone in the future.

[Generic Brad]

22. Me either

I went from my family, to a series of dormitory roommates, to my wife. Outside of three weeks broken up over a span of 30 years, I have never been alone. Sometimes I crave solitude.

[question everything]

23. You can be married and have your solitude... if there are more than

one room.

Even before we got married, we shared a studio student apartment and we would each sit at a different corner, reading different books.

Now we each have own computer and we often are in different rooms surfing the net, or working, or watching TV.

We don't need to constantly do things together.

[Angel]

24. I've never lived alone either, doubt I ever will.

I really don't care if it is unusual or not, I'm not a usual person lol I'm a quiet person so it's like I'm not here most times anyway. I am around when needed/wanted and he knows that. We don't lack privacy or doing what we would do if we did live alone. We are a couple but we are also 2 adults who can do what they want.

[SKKY]

25. Living alone is very, very underrated...