Living alone

Lifestyle choice for a different generation :

"'I think the older generation would look at someone in my situation and go: 'He's a loser; he hasn't married; he has to live by himself,'' he said.

'Ours does it differently. It's not a failure, it's a lifestyle choice.'"

Certainly is not failing : when you choose to live by yourself and can allow yourself to be happy. Many people live with people, and as Mr. Orgias says, it just doesn't work out and he didn't care about where he was living. He'd gone into share accommodation after a 7 year relationship broke up. He might have needed people around him at the time. I think we need to look at different types of accommodation for people. Some choose to live alone. Others need to live alone for a while to learn independence and gain self esteem. Sometimes going from one relationship to another just confuses you even more. Older people who lose their partners often live alone and we should make it easier for them to get more comfortable, easier to manage housing/units. The guy next door lives alone. He has his kids over at the weekend or he takes them interstate to see their grandparents. He works long hours so being alone for him has been good. He has really blossomed this last year and loves deciding what changes to make to the house and garden. He has friends and family, but I think being himself for a while has enabled him to stabilise and gain a lot of confidence. All the new houses seem to be those gigantic boxes with no gardens. Bad for health and bad for exercise. Smaller homes with manageable gardens would maybe solve some of the "depression" around town. Popele do have a healthy interest int heir living environment these days. Let them grow!