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Loners

no_hypocrisy

(48,936 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2019, 05:07 AM Jun 2019

Single people still face a stigma, even though their ranks have grown. Yet a new study suggests singles become happier as they age. One strategy: Focus on creating a full life now, for yourself, rather than finding a partner.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-art-of-being-single-11553005457?shareToken=ste8e29be743f447e1b386dd732a1009a9&mod=djmc_pktff

I never felt compelled to hook up, to marry to avoid being alone.

Big difference between "being alone" and "being lonely."