Focusing on self-care and enjoyable activities may help people to feel happy alone. Some people may feel content on their own, while others may find it difficult to feel happy. Being alone is not the ...

As I got older being alone became my favorite thing to do. I love my own company and treasure the moments I get to spend time with myself. I love being alone, not in a depressing kind of way, but in ...

We may need time to ourselves or have projects best completed away from others. We may also, paradoxically, prefer solitude because our connection to others, in our own minds, at least, is better when ...

I have a friend who takes herself to dinner. Not as a sad consolation prize when plans fall through. On purpose, deliberately ...

Some folks just seem to gravitate toward time alone, finding comfort in their own company. Maybe you recognize this in yourself or someone you know. Everyone has different reasons for enjoying ...

“A perfect solitude is, perhaps, the greatest punishment we can suffer,” the philosopher David Hume wrote in his 1739 book, A Treatise of Human Nature. “Every pleasure languishes when enjoyed a-part ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. As a recent college graduate in a new city, Samantha Elliott thought she'd be lonely. Instead, she found ...

When you struggle with finding a partner and go through long periods of being single, you may find yourself asking, “Will I be alone forever?" You seek hope in your horoscope. You patronize your local ...

Are you one of those people who likes spending time alone? If so, you probably already know that there are some people who will stigmatize you for it. They think you are alone because you are anxious ...

We’re conditioned to chase connection like it’s the ultimate currency—swiping, texting, performing, belonging. But what if solitude isn’t a gap in your life—it’s the glue? In a culture that frames ...