Death, Sex & Money - Living Alone and Liking It. Sometimes.
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🗓️ 2 December 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
During a time when a lot of us are feeling isolated, we revisit your stories about living alone—with all its perks and drawbacks.
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| 0:00.0 | When I moved into my place by myself, I probably spent the first few weeks in a tank top and underwear until it got a little bit colder. |
| 0:13.6 | And then I put socks on. |
| 0:18.1 | This is death, sex, and money. |
| 0:23.0 | The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more. |
| 0:30.1 | I'm Anna Sale. |
| 0:43.5 | Back in 2014, I asked for your stories about living alone. |
| 0:50.4 | For Jen Shelbo in Brooklyn, who was 36 at the time, living by herself meant not always wearing pants. |
| 0:57.1 | It is really awesome to sit around your own apartment in as little clothes as you like to wear. |
| 1:03.8 | That's just one of the perks that you told me about. Cooking the things I want to eat, playing the music that only I enjoy listening to. Dancing around my living room to R-E-F-P-E-C-T. |
| 1:09.3 | Countless minutes of no interruptions. |
| 1:11.9 | Books stacked in a certain way on my shelf. |
| 1:14.4 | It is definitely a freedom of that I've not had ever. |
| 1:18.8 | More and more Americans are living alone. |
| 1:21.9 | The number has tripled since 1970. |
| 1:24.6 | More than a quarter of American households are home to just one person. So there are a lot of people having this experience. Right now, many of us are feeling isolated due to the pandemic. If you live by yourself, that might be hitting you even harder. And from what you told us back in 2014, it's clear that the way we feel about living alone can be complicated. |
| 1:47.3 | Everyone always said how important it was and how it'll be a great time in my life. |
| 1:52.5 | But I just haven't figured out why that is just yet. |
| 1:56.8 | So we thought this would be a good time to revisit this episode about living alone. |
| 2:01.9 | I hope you enjoy listening. |
| 2:04.3 | You know, whenever you're little and you're wearing your mom's shoes, like, it felt like that. |
| 2:10.2 | Ashley Ward moved to L.A. last year and got a place of her own. |
| 2:14.1 | She's 30, and it's the first time she's lived by herself. |
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