tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post434948767054845732..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: "Going Solo" is Not the Wave of the FutureGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-88403800923206035362012-04-02T16:18:48.369-04:002012-04-02T16:18:48.369-04:00I think key to really analyzing the growing number...I think key to really analyzing the growing number of people living alone is understanding the gap between number of people who would like to get married and the number of people who do. <br /><br />As a well educated single woman it is apparent to me that there are a growing number of other single well educated women around me who cannot find male peers to date and/or marry. In a society that still sees men as bread winners, men are reluctant to "marry up" when it comes to earnings and education, similarly women are reluctant to "marry down" in the areas. This means as women achieve more professionally they find it harder to meet eligible men. Additionally, they find they have the monetary freedom to live and even start families alone. Until our society changes its ideas about masculinity in marriage, this trend is unlikely to change and we will see more and more people foregoing marriage, not necessarily by choice, but by function of societital ideals that haven't caught up to modern society. <br /><br />(Just my non-sociological unexpert opinion)Optimist https://www.blogger.com/profile/12963882839881858734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-5874978914578278012012-04-02T11:54:10.897-04:002012-04-02T11:54:10.897-04:00The first rule of sociology is that we make genera...The first rule of sociology is that we make generalizations about groups which do not necessarily apply to each individual in the group. We have no problem acknowledging that some people are well served by living alone. In a free society, this is their free choice, and more power to them. My argument is with Klinenberg's contention that this will be, or perhaps already is, true for the majority.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864860607925412103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-7516062430432350682012-04-02T07:57:22.091-04:002012-04-02T07:57:22.091-04:00Dear Gruntled, I have to wonder if you can underst...Dear Gruntled, I have to wonder if you can understand that for some people, "living alone" is completely natural and allows the person to thrive. If people prefer to live with others, I say, nothing's stopping you. But living alone is just as valid. I don't need a live-in relationship to have meaning in my life. Sorry to burst this blog's bubble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-88005626002347757802012-04-01T15:14:38.209-04:002012-04-01T15:14:38.209-04:00I agree. I live alone now, and while I would rathe...I agree. I live alone now, and while I would rather live alone than with random strange people, I miss my partner every day and I was a happier, healthier person for sharing my life with him. I can't wait to share a space with him again.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829995518940049474noreply@blogger.com