A post submitted by CGI member Morgan.

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https://www.libertynation.com/being-alone-is-americas-new-demographic-shift/

Being Alone at Home
As teenagers, many envisioned flying the coop to live in their own bachelor apartments. No sharing the bathroom with siblings, no going to bed at 8:30, and no eating broccoli and spinach. Fortunately, as our brains develop, we eventually realize this should only be a temporary state. But an increasing number of Americans have not received the memo that it is time to grow up.

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US Census Bureau data, gathered by Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok, show that 40 million Americans live alone. Twenty-nine percent of US households consist of only one person. By comparison, in 1960, it was 13% and approximately five million.

Of course, there could be many reasons for this: the cost of living, the lack of a social life, young men, and women, retreating from the toxic dating scene, and perhaps overbearing parents who arrested their children’s development. Others might not have the personality or will to live with another person. Either way, single-person households and the steady, multi-decade upward trajectory do not bode well for the future.

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On the other hand, living alone means you don't have to compromise yourself, and it's less work. You only have to clean up your own mess, shop for one, cook for one, etc. Then again, you don't have a backup unit when something goes wrong.

I'm in a really epic situation where I have the best of both worlds, but I 'tink' that's all I'll say on the topic.