Simon experiences his first solo living birthday and talks about celebrating solo. How will he create good times around important events like birthdays and Christmas while living alone?  It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago. Truth be told, I’ve never been a huge birthday person. Sure, it’s […]
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Simon explains how house moving is an altogether different experience when you are living alone. Like most people, I have moved house numerous times in my life. In my 24 years of adulthood, I’ve lived in nine different dwellings and will soon be hitting double figures. I’ve had an offer
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Simon explains some of the unique challenges he and others might face as a male living alone. Let’s get something out of the way from the outset. In no way, shape or form is this article suggesting that men have it harder than women when living alone. I reckon we
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Simon shares his first experience of planning and going on holiday with a few friends since he started living alone. There are some aspects of solo living you may not necessarily think will lead to significant changes but soon come to light after years of living with a partner. When
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Working from home can be an acquired taste. Some people absolutely hate it. Others grit their teeth and do it but would much rather be in a busy workplace. Whereas some people thrive on the challenge of living alone and working from home. SOLO LIVING Living Alone And Working From
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The pandemic has not made much difference to whether or not singles want to find a committed romantic relationship. In fact, research shows figures are much the same as before and after the pandemic. The two biggest reasons why singles are not looking for a romantic relationship are they enjoy
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Simon shares his personal experience of coping financially while living alone during the cost of living crisis. Apologies in advance, but I am going to talk about the cost of living crisis. Yes, I know you’re probably completely fed up with listening to people banging on about how tough it
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Our new writer, Simon Day, introduces his solo living diary by sharing some of the challenges of living alone with neurodivergence. This is a series you won’t want to miss! Every solo living journey is unique. We all have our own challenges. We all find pleasure in different places. We
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Bella explains that buying into the ‘you complete me’ mentality does not necessarily protect you from emotional loneliness, especially when you are married. The belief that a person is just not complete without a spouse got its most memorable expression in the movie Jerry Maguire when Jerry tells Dorothy, ‘You
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In this article, our writer, Bella, establishes who lives alone by taking a closer look and comparing factors like age, gender, income and location in countries across the globe. “During the past half-century, our species has embarked on a remarkable social experiment. For the first time in human history, great
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