One-Person Family Units are the New Normal : Agree?

by Heisenberg Posted 2012/08/06 16:00:00

Related Topics: Lifestyle, Single, Single Family

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	Yes	216 votes	58%
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CBSNEWS.COM reports: Live alone? You're not alone - Sociologists examine the rise in "solo dwelling," in which more than 32 million Americans live the single life

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lylamerican 2012/08/06 18:25:20

Yes

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i love it! Its cheap to live and quiet and clean!
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Gasbagmike 2012/08/07 02:40:23

No

i hope not

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jeffro2010 2012/08/07 02:38:38

Yes

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Nothing wrong with solitude

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Jenni to jeffro2010 2012/08/07 09:48:46

**hears the song Solitaire by Neil Sedaka.....**

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the_old_coach 2012/08/07 02:24:21

No

I don't believe so...I hope I'm right...

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me being me 2012/08/07 02:01:55

Yes

Or single parents.

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Curmudgeon 2012/08/07 01:55:51

Yes

When I sell my condo that me and a roommate own I am looking forward to living on my own where I know it will always be clean, as the most I might do is rent out spare rooms. As I can do without dating and having someone always there for the time being, that can wait till I have clear title of my own place and a carved in stone living agreement.

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Aleksandr 2012/08/07 01:51:21

No

I cant live without my family.

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hasher 2012/08/07 01:41:59

No

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art you should have had an undecided. it depends on your situation. some people cant afford to live on their own given this economy and what not. my son shares a house with 4 other guys in tempe az and its cheaper for them to live that way.

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angel face 2012/08/07 01:32:49

No

I think if you have the money to support yourself on your own then it's great because you get to do the things you want. Your rules and your way.

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jc 2012/08/07 01:29:36

Yes

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I've always done well while living alone.But living with the right person that allows you to have you space is good too.

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mblack 2012/08/07 01:14:27

Yes

Mostly depends on age and life experience. As you age you dont want to be alone. Personally i like living alone, mainly because i am selfish. I value my space and time, two things you must compramise to live with others.

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KB 2012/08/07 01:01:31

Yes

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I'm a social phobe so that automatically inclines me to be more socially distant, but I'm more into solo life because I don't have to listen to people complain.

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J-DUB 2012/08/07 00:10:11

Yes

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Single life the way to go.

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VintageLys 2012/08/06 23:45:52

Yes

sadly...

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Stan Kapusta 2012/08/06 22:49:56

Yes

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The old saying If I knew then what I know now....I would have been one myself.

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Lil 2012/08/06 22:48:18

Yes

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Yes.

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Skar 2012/08/06 22:26:59

No

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I've been single for far too long, although it has it's advantages and disadvantages like everything else.

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blissful 2012/08/06 22:09:59

Yes

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The price of living has went up and it is hard-enough trying to keep your head afloat alone, but to help and share life with someone-else iseven-more exspensive..

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Atlas 2012/08/06 21:50:42

No

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I would not consider it the norm, no. Most areas have a substantially high cost of living that requires partnership whether of the romantic or platonic persuasion.

Would be nice, though.

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Lerro DeHazel 2012/08/06 21:30:27

No

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I can't agree . . . Can you say "OCCUPY?" . . . Although, they make up less-than 1% of the Total Population; they still like to claim that they are 99%. There are more groups like them, also; that are made up of too many 26-40 year-old-men who live with their parents.

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Raule Duke 2012/08/06 21:30:19

No

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phil white to Raule Duke 2012/08/06 22:16:38

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That is sad. I had friends when I was a kid. I think I'll try looking up Wayne now.

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Surgeon ~The Egalitarianist~ 2012/08/06 21:30:11

Yes

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Normal or not doesn't matter really, some people just like living alone, other people don't. Big deal.
Personally I'd like to be able to live alone but I can't take care of myself for various reasons (like I can't cook, pay bills, etc.) but I also have medical problems that require me to live with others. If I didn't, there's no telling what would happen. But that's what happens when you have migraines, sleep attacks, and cataplexy attacks at random. I could fall down and hit my head and die and my body could be there for months without anyone knowing, you know. I'm a recluse so it's not like anyone would notice me missing.

Yes, I'm paranoid, but I have fallen and hit my head before, thankfully I wasn't further over, my skull is thick, and my blood clots quickly so it wasn't that bad - but it could have been.

That being said I don't really want to live alone. I just want to be left alone. I basically want to be like a cat, to be taken care of, fed, treated well, but be left alone until I decide to come to you. Okay, maybe not quite like that, I'd obviously be more grateful than a cat but that's the gist of it. I don't want to live alone, as I could never survive alone as life is now, but I also want to be left alone. So basically how I'm living now, just with people botherin...

Normal or not doesn't matter really, some people just like living alone, other people don't. Big deal.
Personally I'd like to be able to live alone but I can't take care of myself for various reasons (like I can't cook, pay bills, etc.) but I also have medical problems that require me to live with others. If I didn't, there's no telling what would happen. But that's what happens when you have migraines, sleep attacks, and cataplexy attacks at random. I could fall down and hit my head and die and my body could be there for months without anyone knowing, you know. I'm a recluse so it's not like anyone would notice me missing.

Yes, I'm paranoid, but I have fallen and hit my head before, thankfully I wasn't further over, my skull is thick, and my blood clots quickly so it wasn't that bad - but it could have been.

That being said I don't really want to live alone. I just want to be left alone. I basically want to be like a cat, to be taken care of, fed, treated well, but be left alone until I decide to come to you. Okay, maybe not quite like that, I'd obviously be more grateful than a cat but that's the gist of it. I don't want to live alone, as I could never survive alone as life is now, but I also want to be left alone. So basically how I'm living now, just with people bothering me less often, just go about your business and I'll stay to myself.

Living together doesn't mean you have to get up all in each others lives, geez. Just keep any disgusting noises down and I won't have to break your face.

Although I do wish I could live alone, but I really don't want to either, since I like having someone there. It's just that I don't want to CONSTANTLY be around people or a single person like many people do.
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phil white to Surgeon... 2012/08/07 14:30:25

You sound like you might be a bit hypochondriac. Hope so.
Hey if you need something to pad the floor if you fall I've got two rolls of linoleum to get rid of.

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Surgeon... to phil white 2012/08/08 06:46:38
phil white to Surgeon... 2012/08/08 12:55:33 (edited)

Don't walk on docks alone either. I had a friend in school who drowned one night when we were 14. Alfred's condition was he would have a siezure and fall down and shake spasmodily for a while. The scout master told us to just let him lye and he came ouf of it. I think once someone might have put something in his mouth so he wouldn't bite his tounge.
I'm not sure from your description if you have the same condition but the problems seem to be the same.
I believe I've seen where some dogs can detect when an owner is a few minutes from having a siezure. Plus a dog can bark and raise an alarm.
http://voices.yahoo.com/help-...
At my age I'm worried about having a stroke. My oldest sister almost didn't survive one being a live alone widow.

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BILL 2012/08/06 21:17:57

No

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People might live alone but they still have social net working, for company and friends, people are never really alone, unless they choose to go off the Grid

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Maddog to BILL 2012/08/06 23:31:15

Going "off the grid" sounds very appealing, but is getting to be more and more difficult to do.

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BILL to Maddog 2012/08/08 19:52:32

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You have a good point, there are a few places left but not in America, getting to be to many Drone's flying around spying in the name of Home Land Security

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☆stillthe12c☆ 2012/08/06 21:14:49

Yes

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I say yes but I do not know that it is true. I hope not.

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rand 2012/08/06 21:13:47

Yes

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"Normal" is defined by the numbers involved. If 1 in 7 Americans is living alone, that qualifies. Eating while standing on your head would qualify as "abnormal".

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yogamartial 2012/08/06 21:12:56

Yes

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Me my friend and I

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spencerc143 2012/08/06 20:54:25

Yes

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Ummm i guess. I know tons of people who live alone.

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I(◕‿◕✿)I 2012/08/06 20:48:35

No

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I wouldn't go as far as to say that it's the new normal, although it is quite common.

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mzemma 2012/08/06 20:47:20

Yes

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Yes, I do agree..... if you want relationship to last..... live alone and visit each other... even stay over night once in a while... but live alone. If you do you treat the other as a "guest" warming, appreciative and are less apt to take one another for granted. No one is the other's property. Living along you can drive the way you want to, do everything the way you want to, eat what you want, read and watch what you want. You don't have someone thinking they have to teach you every freaking thing. Make your own living, be independent... you'll love it! Decorate the way you want... own and identify with your space and with what you wear.... there is no having to leave, or trying to get someone to leave.... if you live alone. Living alone is heaven... a retreat center to rejuvenate the soul.

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MOMMA THOMAS 2012/08/06 20:44:07

No

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MOST EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY...

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Maddog to MOMMA T... 2012/08/06 23:32:18

But not always 24/7.

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Emily Barrington 2012/08/06 20:40:32

No

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There is no such thing as normal because everyone has there own situations and issues.

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Bibliophilic 2012/08/06 20:39:17 (edited)

Yes

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Yes, it's now acceptable for a person to be single and unmarried. I plan to get a studio apartment in a few years. A nice quiet studio will be wonderful! Now if only I can find a quiet and affordable complex. I currently live with and contribute to my family household. I only want to live with people I love and trust.

I plan on living alone until I'm married some time in my 30's. It's fine to be unmarried in 2012- this is great news for women.

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mzemma to Bibliop... 2012/08/06 20:51:59

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that's funny living along until to get married........dab you don't live alone when you are married. But when you do get married.... make sure you have an escape route... a job, your own bank account, money saved... and make sure you can raise your child.. monetarily on your own.....just in case one day.. you discover to need to get out of that marriage... you never know... we all day dream and "fantacize" about perfect love... that sexual excitement fads...He gets bossy, doesn't want to contribute.. etc., yeah, make sure you keep "that way out and you and your child... or two... no more). best of luck.

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