Gen Xers were dubbed the “latchkey generation” for a reason. They spent most of their time alone, figuring out how to take care of themselves and fill their time without constant parental supervision.

In an era of unsupervised parenting and tradition, a lot of things were left out of the curriculum. Despite actively trying to unlearn and oppose the traditionalist parenting styles of their parents, ...

How do people really feel when they are alone? The assumption that people who are alone will feel isolated and lonely is so strong that scholars and other observers have had to remind us, again and ...

Studies of the amount of time that people spend alone can be very revealing. But they often fail to address a critical question: When people are alone, are they wishing they were with other people, or ...

In many places of the world, we are increasingly living with one another. In the United States, for example, 31.9% of households are "doubled up," meaning people share them with at least one adult who ...