Per a study by Freedman and Nicolle, increased mortality is associated with loneliness. Loneliness in older adults is comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. 😮

My reality is actually more common these days. Less people are getting married and family bonds just aren't as strong as that had been in years past. It's crazy to see the numbers around the effects of aging alone.

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I don't doubt that loneliness is a factor in health issues, though I'm skeptical of quantifying it that way. But people who are alone tend not to take great care of themselves. I do wonder however if this epidemic of loneliness I've heard about is really a thing, or whether solitary people were just not regarded or counted decades ago. I seem to remember people living alone when I was a kid, but no one thought anything of it.

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I don't doubt that loneliness can contribute to health issues, but just because someone is alone, that doesn't necessarily mean they're lonely. Some of us actually find being among other people *more* stressful, & *prefer* to stay single & live alone. (For us, WFH is a godsend.)

My son is like that and the older i am getting the less I want new people around

That's pretty sad but I guess I'm not surprised, we need social connections. I think we need more senior centers and better ones.

I know it’s all about balance but there is nothing I love more than alone time

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