living alone

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In 2025, 779,000 people lived alone in the South West, accounting for 30.4% of total households and the region has a higher proportion of older people living alone than the national average.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

In the short term, Familiar Machines plans to market its products to people who want to monitor their loved ones, such as an aging parent or other dependent adult living alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

There is a specific kind of quiet dread that comes with living alone and opening the fridge to find a tub of Greek yogurt you bought with the best of intentions.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Coordinating your own care is an aspect of living alone that’s often overlooked.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

“Maybe she’s smart. But she’s incredibly weird. She’s going to end up living alone in a basement with a bunch of cats. Windy, you used to have better taste in friends.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty