Do you, or have you ever lived alone?

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I have not, home, uni, then home briefty and moved in with then bf now dh. I sometimes think how I would have liked to have my own apartment at some point and lived by myself, not get settled down at 21. Now it probably wont happen of course, just one of those things....i watch these dramas and feel a tiny ping of envy seeing someone going back to their own apartment, pouring their wine and just doing what they like! Of course wouldn't change my house of teens and pets and comings and goings but the thought of my 20's in my own apartment, would have been nice......

Since I was 18 I've lived alone (with out a man) on three occasions totalling 12 years (and counting as I'll never live with someone again).. but I've had a child with me all that time.

So have I ever lived totally alone - no.

I lived by myself in my early twenties. Best time of my life- I miss it. The best bit was that I hardly spent any time cleaning/tidying BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T MAKE A BLOODY MESS IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!

I would love to have my own swanky apartment and walk in to it all neat and tidy and exactly where I'd put things and pour my glass of wine!

I left home at 19 and moved in with ex-DH. It is now me and my 2 DC at home.

I did sort of experience living alone when I had a mental breakdown. For 3 years I was in hospital. As I'm sure you can imagine it was hardly like the swanky apartment fantasy! But my room was my own and I was able to keep it super neat and tidy. I only had to do my only laundry and I never ended up behind with piles of dirty washing needing doing! Sometimes I want to go back there to get a break - just for 1 day!

Yes I did, I lived alone for a while, it was absolutely bliss, I reminisce about those days often now. Though to be honest, I'm glad I wasn't in that situation during the lockdowns. Me and my partner only moved in together because I got pregnant! Otherwise maybe I'd still be living alone. We'd already been together for a few years at that point though.

Yes, All of my 20s, half of my 30s, half of my 40s. Then DS arrived

I loved it. The creative freedom to have my home exactly to my taste. The freedom to come and go as I pleased, the opportunity to hold impromptu parties, lots of visitors. Or to be completely quiet and alone.
(remembers fondly )

You can have too much of a good thing - both living alone and sharing your home!

I was quite old when I met DP and I had well and truly had enough of living alone throughout my 20s and 30s. I found weekends depressing and I hated Christmas, the long summer holidays were a bit of a chore (teacher.)

Now I have a WFH DP I can’t get rid of

A happy medium would be nice!

yes at 18 - then I had some house shares, my own flat, 3 more house shares then purchased my house at 28 - lived alone until I married at 32 - have lived alone now for 12 years (with kids)

I like it and I wont live with anyone again

Yes for the last 20 years and couldn't be happier. I quite like people but not enough to live with.

For 12 months between leaving uni and meeting my late husband. Then for most of the last decade since he died bar a year when both my DDs were still here, and a few months when one came back when her relationship ended.

I don't think I could live with anyone now. I love not having to think about anyone else, or consider anyone before making even a simple decision.
I'm nostalgic about us being a family in this house, and miss that. But that can't be recreated, and having my space to myself is way better than starting again by bringing someone new into it.

Sometimes I pine for those days. Mostly not having someone else's crap everywhere, being in control of every decision about my home (decoration), eating what I want when I want. Whole bed to myself.
But it was also lonely at times.

I'm glad I did it. I know if I ever found myself single I'd be absolutely fine.

Yes. About 3 years when I was in my 20s and then from 45 till now, and no intention to change that. I like living alone and I'm in no rush to change that

I've lived on my own for 18 years!! I'm 55 now so wondering whether this is how it will always be :(

Yes, a couple of times and it was fucking glorious! Clean, tidy, a place for everything and everything in its place.

I lived on my own (as in was completely single) for all of 10 weeks when I got my first flat 4 years ago. Met my partner and it was full on from the start, spending days/nights together and every weekend right away. He moved in properly after 18 months and we now have a 4 month old. We’ve just bought our first home together and let me tell you, I yearn for those 10 precious weeks I had by myself 😂

25 years this year of peace and bliss.

We had lodgers growing up and a number of mentally ill, noisy relations who barely left the family ‘home’.

Once when I was 22…. I hated it! I lasted about 3 months roughly. I managed to get someone to take over my tenancy thankfully and went back to shared housing.

Briefly when I was 20 for just over a year after a breakup. Then from the time I was 23 till now (29 so 6 years). Not sure if you can count it as alone as my 8 year old daughter lives with me but I absolutely love it!

Yes, between marriages for almost three years. It was absolutely fucking awesome.

Almost all my life since I was 16. Houseshare when in the UK and that was awful. I need my own space.

Lived alone gor 8 years. Loved it.

Yes. At home till 18, then shared houses till about 30, lived alone ever since (49.) Sometimes I would like someone else to take the bins out or do the vacuuming, but otherwise, it's good.

I've lived alone since my husband died three years ago. I miss him every day, but on the plus side I can eat garlic as often as I want to - I love it, he hated it-, and I can snore, fart and burp all night long with no-one to complain about it.

Yes, lived alone for about 4 years. Really enjoyed it.

No moved from parents into house with bf. Bf did work away for months at a time but does that count

Yes, most of my adult life. I'm waiting for my child to leave so I can have the house back to myself