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In many cities more people are living alone. Why is this the case? Is it a positive or negative development?

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In recent years a general trend has been witnessed in several cities, many
people
 are taking the choice to live alone probably in need of escaping metropolitan chaos and being just alone. Are we looking at a socially negative trend that may have an impact on
people
 within urban communities? Consequences could be worrisome and issues like mental and physical health are at stake. It is widely known how
people
 are working on the clock,
more
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and more
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 than ever workers feel the need to increase productivity
while
 bearing in mind to conduct
an
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 healthy and active social life.
Therefore
, many
of
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people
 are looking for spaces where to live alone in order
escape
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to escape
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 from
chaos
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 and find peace.
Moreover
, not being accountable to anyone, may
them
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be either a flatmate or a partner, probably gives
people
 a sense of freedom compared to the constriction of their workspace.
However
, has been proved that an initial feeling of free self-care time gain is quickly replaced by a longer period dedicated to
work
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 throughout weekdays with tasks brought home.
This
 behaviour leads to several bad habits like
week-end
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 full of laziness resulting in binge watching
of
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tv series, little time spent on healthy food preferring junk products.
Lastly
 a great feeling of loneliness and isolation
which
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foster and self-feeds itself. In conclusion,
this
 trend has been
proved
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 to be highly harmful. Living alone brings away
people
 from the benefits of socialising and being around
people
 for leisure. If not swiftly tackled down might represent
a big issues
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 in the forthcoming decades.
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