WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS? DO THE ADVANTAGES OF LIVING ALONE OUTWEIGH THE DISADVANTAGES? __________________________________________ 1st question: What are the reasons, and why do you think this is happening? Guaranteed privacy-complete freedom-Focusing on work and career Decreasing common responsibility by delaying partnering-family and friends 2nd questions: Do pros exceed cons? Yes Cons: occasional psychological problems- loneliness-1 against stress Pros: complete freedom-freedom of actions-flexibility in terms of time, limited visitors. Less distractions- focusing on work and career goals- self-control. Nowadays, in some societies, it is becoming common trend to live separately from family and friends. This trend can generally be linked to two reasons, and I believe it is a change for the better. There are several primary reasons behind this happening. Firstly, people living with families and friends, have high tendency to get distracted by some factors, such as limited space to lead a normal life, households bothering and lack of private time to focus on something. Being distracted constantly these people might not be able to focus on their work and studies for an extended period of time. Eventually, they tend to think they have no option but to live separately. Secondly, arguments are common in families and among together-living friends owing to distinctions between characters, lifestyles and interests. Many family members often argue just because they don’t share the sme interests. Having happened often, these misunderstandings might lead to poor relationships which bring choices to moving out to lead a lonely life. Despite some psychological and financial difficulties living solo might bring, in my opinion, this tendency serves people mostly for good. One great positive side of which would be that living alone offers people freedom of time, choices, diet, money. That is, individuals might have a great opportunity to choose the people around them, live the lifestyle they want and spend their money on their own priorities. Not only does it satisfy them every time they make choices themselves, but also, they tend to learn how to allocate and spend their time and money productively. Being able to concentrate on priorities for an extended period of time while living solo can be another huge benefit. A good number of people nowadays struggle to focus on their work and studies mostly due to distractions of people around. Since people are more conscious when they are alone, they can work and study at home productively. In conclusion, I believe that although people are making this decision due to some household- associated distractions and differences between interests, it has greater merits than its some minor drawbacks, especially in terms of freedom and being able to concentrate.