Quite a stark statistic from the last census has been revealed about American society: more than 34 million households have people who live alone, with a sizeable number being over 65, and predominantly female. Yet living along, even when we choose it, is not good for mental wellbeing because, as numerous studies have shown, it is actually interaction and socialising with others that maintain our emotional balance.

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