Living Alone

• Living alone? Study links higher depression risk when isolated

  Adults who live alone are more likely to grapple with higher rates of depression, especially for those lacking social and emotional support, according to a recent report.

  Health

  Feb 16
  
• Alone and Apart: I miss the smell of other people

  For me, a single woman with no kids who lives alone, loneliness has become a perpetual state of longing.

  Commentary

  Mar 13, 2021
  
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• ‘I’ve felt like I’m losing time’: The financial stress of living alone in a pandemic

  Canadians living alone during the pandemic have had to rely on government assistance or resort to moving in with roommates or family members.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 6, 2021
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• Dating isn’t just for young people: ‘You don’t stop needing love and sex’

  Relationship expert Jessica O’Reilly said love is a universal need and that desire for love and sex never stops.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 4, 2020
• Loneliness even unhealthier than obesity, should be a public health priority: psychologist

  Loneliness can have the same effects on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes per day, says one researcher.

  Health

  Aug 17, 2017
• The rise of solo living: Political world may need to adjust to a new reality

  Canadians living on their own are now more common than any other type of household. As the way we live shifts, what are the repercussions, and how should governments respond?

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2017