"FEW expect it or would ever have chosen it. Sometimes it comes as a nasty shock. But a growing number of Australians are finding themselves living alone - and they are surprised by how much they like it.
When relationships break down, partners die, or Mr or Ms Right fails to turn up on time, many people have no option but to go solo, says the social research company Ipsos Mackay".
So starts an interesting and revealing article by Jordan Baker in the SMH about life, as lived, in Australia in early 2006. 9% of the population, and growing, living alone? What does that say for relationships down the track and the ramifications for housing, work, retirement, etc? And what will the impact be on 30 and 40 year-olds socially? Bottom line, it may come down to a preference - fly solo, with all that entails [good and bad] or just accept the facts of life!
When relationships break down, partners die, or Mr or Ms Right fails to turn up on time, many people have no option but to go solo, says the social research company Ipsos Mackay".
So starts an interesting and revealing article by Jordan Baker in the SMH about life, as lived, in Australia in early 2006. 9% of the population, and growing, living alone? What does that say for relationships down the track and the ramifications for housing, work, retirement, etc? And what will the impact be on 30 and 40 year-olds socially? Bottom line, it may come down to a preference - fly solo, with all that entails [good and bad] or just accept the facts of life!
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