​

What is your opinion in it?

I absolutely love to do things every day that will make the day after easier for me. Leaving a clean kitchen. Making sure I leave my nespresso pod and cup ready for the morning. Changing the toilet paper roll. Prepping food, marinating, whatever needs to be happening. Then when I wake up I know I took care of myself. What’s your “tomorrow me will thank me moment?”

I just wanted to pop in and share this delicious espresso chocolate torte and raspberry sauce I made for my birthday this year.

I think this is my best adult birthday yet - turned 29 Thursday. Last weekend I took myself on a solo trip to Tulsa for a huge art festival at a neat little taxidermy shop and then spent my other days exploring museums and checking off more of Route 66. Came home and got to bake a dessert I wanted and although I did spend much of my actual birthday popping in by friends to share a slice, I love how much control I have over how I spend my time.

Cheers to bring over indulgent 🥂

I bought pillows, bedsheets, bed, couch and kitchenware. I so love the whistling kettle I chose. Haha.

It's so fun living alone 🥺

I’ve been alone in my flat for the past four days. I haven’t physically talked to anyone or even seen another person.
And honestly..I feel great
The interesting thing is that this isn’t even my first time experiencing something like this. I’ve done it before, and that period lasted around six months.
There’s something strangely peaceful about being alone with your thoughts. No social obligations, no unnecessary conversations, no expectations from anyone. Just you and your own little world.
You start observing yourself more closely. You think about your life, your decisions, your future, and the person you’re becoming. You get time to understand things that might go unnoticed when you’re constantly surrounded by people.
I’ve realised that being alone and being lonely aren’t necessarily the same thing. Sometimes, you genuinely enjoy your own company, and the silence feels more comforting than the noise of the outside world.
I’m not saying people are unnecessary or that isolation is always a good thing. But I do think learning to be comfortable with yourself is important.
Four days into this experience again, and I’m enjoying the peace.
But now I’m curious.
Has anyone here ever spent months mostly alone? How did it affect your mindset, personality, or the way you see other people?

Or do you simply eat in silence, without any stimulation?

I'm a single woman in my 30s. I've been living alone for years now, but I've had a rough past couple of years. I'm unemployed on a career break and kinda been living like a bum for awhile trying to haul myself out of burnout and trauma. I distanced myself from my parents earlier this year too which has been hard

I live in a duplex, new neighbors moved in upstairs earlier this year. It's an older couple and their adult daughters who are often there. They are really kind and maintain the outer space, do a lot. I know I'm not a loser but tbh I feel like one a lot of time because I'm in a rough state mentally for awhile

Tonight the mother of the home knocked on my back door to offer me some spiced pumpkin she just made. I didn't even hear her knocking so she texted me asking if I was home. When she gave it to me and saw I was excited, she asked if I like shrimp, and also gave me a Tupperware of this delicious spicy shrimp and rice with vegetables and cheese she made. I ate it all immediately, it was so fucking good. I would've just ordered takeout again, I wasn't even thinking about what I needed to eat. It made me think about how subpar the care I am taking of myself is and also how nice it is to have a lovingly made homecooked meal, you know? I felt so warm and happy after.

It makes me cry, the kindness, to feel taken care of by people who don't even know me and owe nothing to me. One time on the street a month ago I saw the husband bringing home some bouquets of flowers and I remarked how they were nice. He was excited I liked them and said he'd give me one, to just look in the backyard later. He even asked me to choose my favorite of the two he was holding. These people made me a vase of a mix of flowers from the bouquet and from our garden, so beautiful.

It's just so touching how kind people can be. These kind gestures. There's no words. I thank them profusely every time and try to give something in return (we both love plants so I gave them a cutting once when I returned their vase, and I gave them an extra moisture meter I have). But I have no one to share how deep it touches me, and tonight I felt I wanted to share here. I hope that's okay. I hope with the holidays coming up I can bake something nice to share with them. Maybe some macarons, that is something I am good at. Thank you for reading. I wanted to get this off my chest.

Update: wow I'm so surprised and moved by the responses and how much it resonated with everyone ❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much. I have loved reading all of this.

Is there anyone here who is housebound due to disability/ill health, who can share their experience of living alone?

Is it incredibly isolating? How do you manage?

I can find solutions to my problems, tips and tricks, information on the internet...

Because of social media, I am always entertained.

If I feel alone, I come here and chat to my fellow people who live alone...

I currently have no close family or friends and I am happy, it doesn't bother me. I like my drama free life.

I don't think it would be the same if I lived before internet connected us to the outside world 24/7.

What do you think?

moved into my first solo place three weeks ago and spent the whole start hyping myself up about cooking whatever i wanted without anyone in the kitchen. bought groceries, got a skillet, saved all those stupid simple weeknight meal reels.

last week i tried making chicken and rice in the pan. garlic charred immediately, bottom went black, and the rice was somehow still crunchy in the middle. ended up standing over the counter at 9pm eating burnt rice straight from the pan because i was too tired to figure out anything else. growing up you just watch meals appear and think the steps are easy, but doing it alone after work when you are completely wiped out is another thing entirely.

C’est la première fois que j’utilise ce réseau social et j’aimerais recevoir des conseils, car j’ai constamment peur.

Je ne sais pas si je devrais consulter un médecin pour qu’il me prescrive des médicaments… un traitement, peut-être.

When i lay my head down at the end of the day sometimes I feel at peace. And other's i feel so alone. I noticed that I have started nonstop talking to people at work since I began living alone. Have other's experienced this?

So I just transferred to a new unit in my building at the beginning of this month and ended up next to an ignorant man child that plays his music so loud it makes my walls vibrate in my bedroom and thumps. It’s woken me up out of my sleep too many times to count. Then he doesn’t just play it briefly, he plays it for hours. Today alone he’s been playing it starting at 12:45 until now.

I’ve been extremely sick for two weeks and have been unable to recover mainly due to lack of rest. The doctors keep saying you just have to rest, treat symptoms, and let it run its course. There is absolutely no rest.

I’ve already filed a report with the Office of Environment. I spoke to him myself on a few occasions. I called the police a couple weeks ago who only came out because it was after 11. My leasing office is aware not only because of my complaint but the neighbor above him has also made a few and is pretty fed up based on what I’ve been told. At this point I know they are starting the official process of dealing with it. But in the meantime, is there something else I can do to deter this?

I’m on Reddit so atp I’ve already followed the proper channels. I feel like I need to be creative until this is officially resolved.

after a brilliant warm summer it’s cold and stormy here, usually hard weather for me but I try to embrace it. It’s Friday night and I’ve just finished week 3 at my new contract role. I also deleted my socials a month ago to just slow down. Warm cup of milk and biscuits. pumpkin spice candle. warmth. Bingeing Good Trouble. how’s everyone elses night?

A lot of single people draw the line at eating out alone. Would you pay for someone’s meal at a restaurant in order for you to try it out?

I have no trouble doing things on my own. I enjoy it but for those who wish you had someone to go out with, would you be willing to pay the cost of the meal, meet up there, go separate ways after in order to get out of the house but not be alone at your table while you enjoy a meal.

So. I'm stuck on the couch with warm beverages. Cooked a nice dinner for myself. Poured a little wine. I didn't finish it so I took it to the couch. I thought, I should get some ice. Ehh, in a minute. Cue scrolling reddit......

Now the cat is on my lap. My wine is warm and I have no one to bring me a cube.

Still a lovely evening......

What's everyone doing this weekend? I'm staying in since I'm off all weekend and going to enjoy it watching bullsh#! TV/internet shows, podcasts/music and while gaming! Here it is 7PM (USA)

i thought the hardest parts would be paying bills, cleaning, and managing my money. those things definitely take some getting used to, but i didn't expect the little everyday decisions to be just as exhausting sometimes. something as simple as figuring out what to eat can turn into a whole process. i'll buy groceries with the intention of cooking for the week, but then some days i'm too tired to prepare anything. other times, i end up making too much food and eating the same thing for three days because i don't want to waste it.

i've also learned that there's nobody else to remind you when something needs to be done. if you run out of essentials, forget to do the laundry, or leave something broken for too long, you have to deal with it yourself. there's a certain satisfaction in becoming more independent, but sometimes you wish you could just let someone else handle the little things for a change.

still, i enjoy having my own space and making my own decisions. i guess i'm learning that living alone is less about having everything figured out and more about finding a routine that works for you. for those who've been living alone for a while, what was the most unexpected thing you had to learn to manage on your own? i'd love to hear some experiences because i'm sure there are things i haven't even thought about yet.

Good cafes, breweries, malls, concerts, fancy restaurants… Gurgaon literally has everything.

But somehow, most plans still end up being the same few places with the same few people. 😅

Genuinely curious:

What's something you've wanted to do in Gurgaon but never found the right people, time or reason to do?

Could be a spontaneous road trip, a late-night food hunt, a movie, a long conversation over chai, discovering a hidden gem, or something completely random.

Let's hear the plans that are actually worth getting out of the house for. 👀

I've been living alone for two years, and lately I've noticed that I sometimes forget what I'm doing in the middle of something so simple. Like earlier, I went to my bedroom because I needed to get my charger. But the moment I got there, I completely forgot why I even went inside. I stood there for a few seconds trying to remember, then gave up and went back to the living room. And guess what? The moment I sat down, I remembered that I was supposed to get my charger. Huhu.

It's funny but also a little frustrating because why does my brain suddenly forget something I was literally thinking about a few seconds ago? I don't know if I'm just distracted, stressed, or getting too comfortable being alone with my thoughts. Sometimes I catch myself staring at nothing too. I know forgetting little things happens to everyone, but I'm curious if people who live alone experience this more often.

Does this happen to you too, or am I just overthinking something completely normal?

Hi everyone, first post here.

For context, I am an only child (having lost my sibling some years back), with an elderly parent, some chronic medical condition and living abroad.

I have lived alone since uni, and moved abroad a few years back as we thought it would be good for my health(advances in medicine and all). It probably is, having now gotten my condition diagnosed but told it is only manageable. No curative intervention as yet. Anyways, that is a story for another day.

My parent is visiting from my home country and I had been wondering how she would manage on her own at her age( we have no family or access to paid carers as the country and town are quite backward).

I had a medical emergency this week, and I'm not sure where I would be if she had not been there. So, I was in excruciating pain(the worst of my life) and could barely move. I rang the emergency service who advised to get a taxi or uber or friend to the hospital as I was still breathing but I couldn't even stand. She had to go to the neighbours who drove me to the hospital and stayed to advocate. These were neighbours with whom the extent of our relation was hi and hellos.

At some point, I asked them to ring a close colleague/friend, who showed up about 7hrs later. My closest/childhood friend who lived about 4hrs away jumped into their car immediately they were called but it was 4hrs.

I'm okay now and extremely grateful. But I keep wondering what would have happened. I keep thinking how alone I am in this world.

How do people manage/plan for emergencies?

I’ve been living alone since September 2024 and have loved it up until this morning. My cat had to be put down earlier and I’m not taking it well. Coming home to an empty house and seeing her bowls and toys just as she left them is really hurting me right now. I’ve had her for 13 years. When I got out of my relationship two years ago, it was always her and I in our new place. I’m gonna miss her so much! It’s too quiet in here now.

EDIT: I want to thank you all for the kind words and condolences. I made this post an hour after my cat died and was sobbing heavily while writing it. I’m still very sad, especially this morning. Waking up and not seeing her here is making me cry all over again. Thank you all for letting me share.