Living Alone and Liking It. Sometimes.

Death, Sex & Money

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Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 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
0:09.6	and underwear until it got a little bit colder and then I put socks on.
0:18.8	This is Death, Sex, and Money.
0:23.5	To show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot and need to talk about what they
0:29.8	are.
0:30.8	I'm Anna Sail.
0:39.2	Back in 2014, I asked for your stories about living alone.
0:44.0	For Jen Shelbo in Brooklyn, who was 36 at the time, living by herself meant not always
0:49.6	wearing pants.
0:58.0	That's just one of the perks that you told me about.
1:01.3	Cooking the things I want to eat, playing the music that only I enjoy listening to.
1:06.0	Dancing around in my living room to R-E-F-P-E-C-T.
1:09.2	Countless minutes of no interruptions.
1:12.0	Bookstacked and assert who I am on my shelf.
1:14.5	It is definitely a freedom that I've not had ever.
1:19.0	Better and more Americans are living alone.
1:21.9	The number has tripled since 1970.
1:24.7	More than a quarter of American households are home to just one person.
1:28.8	So there are a lot of people having this experience.
1:32.0	Right now, many of us are feeling isolated due to the pandemic.
1:36.0	If you live by yourself, that might be hitting you even harder.
1:40.2	And from what you told us back in 2014, it's clear that the way we feel about living alone
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