Are you someone who wants to be alone? Is it something you enjoy, or do you find yourself needing time away from others? This is often referred to as “solitude” which Burger (1995) defines as the ...

Studies show that choosing ‘me time’ is not a recipe for loneliness but can boost your creativity and emotional well-being. FotoDuets/iStock via Getty Images Plus Over the past few years, experts have ...

Many people believe spending a lot of time alone means being lonely, so they do everything they can to avoid it. They send texts and scroll social media to distract themselves, which holds them back ...

One of the purported benefits of being in a long-term relationship is the guarantee that those involved will not be forced to spend time alone. Proponents of marriage argue that living as a couple or ...

In recent years, experts have been lamenting the fact that people are now spending more time alone than ever — a phenomenon they say is causing a veritable “loneliness epidemic.” In fact, some ...

Over the past few years, experts have been sounding the alarm over how much time Americans spend alone. These trends coincided with the surgeon general's 2023 declaration of a loneliness epidemic, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Virginia Thomas, Middlebury (THE CONVERSATION) Over the past few years, experts have ...