In some societies, more and more people are deciding to live alone. Why do you think this is? Do the advantages of living alone outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays is becoming more and more a sign of independence and maturity the decision to live alone, but everything comes with a prize.

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with an example, it is a well-known stereotype that Italian men are immature and love their mothers only because they usually leave their

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house at a higher age than Americans, but it is not the only way to see life. Living alone is linked to more freedom, independence and

financially

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stability, so more

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is achieved sooner and more the person is seen as successful and an adult, despite it is not always

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simple. In my point of view, learning how to support oneself, and how to provide for expenses like rent, groceries and bills are not the heaviest

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of living by yourself. You will need to find ways to cope with loneliness, with the feeling,

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, of coming back home after a difficult work day to an empty room, with no one waiting to give you a hug, or simply to listen to you complaining about your problems. In my opinion, the hardest obstacle to face is to be left alone with your thoughts,

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your fears and your doubts, managing how to

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deal with them. On the other face of the medal,

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living with somebody else is not easy, different minds and characters do not always find a perfect match in everyday life, and being responsible for your own choices could be a way to escape the path that somebody else decided for you.

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, I just started living alone in Milan to attend university and it was a big change, the

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from the countryside to the big city

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significantly. Being now in charge of everything, like cooking and doing chores, really makes me appreciate

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everything my mother did for me in the prior years. In conclusion, the advantages of living alone do not outweigh the disadvantages, but

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could be the best and

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formative experience you could

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to discover yourself and grow into an adult.