>Living by myself allows me to precisely meter how much time I spend with others and how much time I spend alone. If I want some human contact at the moment, then I go out and get some. If I don't, then I go home.
Err, we are not taking about 20-somethings enjoying the xbox, pizza etc nights alone.
We are talking about older people, devoid of social contact. People that cannot just "go out and get some".
I am suggesting that this is the important factor, not how many people are in your primary residence. Using the number of people that you live with as a proxy for your social contact seems flawed to me. You can live along and have a great deal of social contact, and you can nearly just as easily life in close proximity to others and have extremely minimal social contact.
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>Living by myself allows me to precisely meter how much time I spend with others and how much time I spend alone. If I want some human contact at the moment, then I go out and get some. If I don't, then I go home.
Err, we are not taking about 20-somethings enjoying the xbox, pizza etc nights alone.
We are talking about older people, devoid of social contact. People that cannot just "go out and get some".
Think of that Eleanor Rigby lady.
> devoid of social contact
I am suggesting that this is the important factor, not how many people are in your primary residence. Using the number of people that you live with as a proxy for your social contact seems flawed to me. You can live along and have a great deal of social contact, and you can nearly just as easily life in close proximity to others and have extremely minimal social contact.