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You can walk around naked 24/7
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You know exactly what state your home is going to be in when you arrive back at it
23.
You can basically do whatever whenever without bothering anyone. When I lived with my parents if I showered after like 9pm, you’d think I’d been running around the house playing a keytar or something with how much they complained about the noise the next morning. Plus I don’t wake up to anyone else’s noise, either.
Sometimes if I wake up while dreaming and I’m super disoriented I think I’m back home and worry that I’m going to hear people walking around, slamming doors, yelling at each other, etc. at some point, then I remember that I’m in my own house, in my own bed, alone with my dogs so I can rest in peace. (Not dead, though, hopefully.)
I think I value living alone a lot more because I grew up with parents that thought screaming at each other every other night was the best way to work out their conflicts. Silence in my house is absolutely golden.
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Learning life skills. Paying your bills, cleaning, time management, etc.. You just end up learning these based on experience.
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For many years I lived in a full size (3br 2ba)family house all by myself. Freaking LOVED it. My brother lives with me now but that’s still super cool. Really the best part is simply not having to deal with people.
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Every second is yours. No waste. No waiting on someone else ever. No cleaning up after anyone else. No doing something someone else wants. It’s incredibly efficient, unless you’re dying.
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Knowing exactly where everything is. There’s no compromising. All my belongings are in the perfect place
28.
Being able to come and go as you please. Doing stuff at any hour and not worrying.
I like to cook and clean during my productive hours (2-5am), and I like to shop at midnight when noone is about to bug me.
Now living with my husbands family I have to keep to their schedule of up at 8am and asleep at 11pm. I also listen to them argue all day every day, get yelled at in crossfire and have to take care of a three year old.
I much preferred being alone. I am only still here because I love my husband too much to leave, but this is year 5 now, it is rough…
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You don’t have to politely tell someone you will be out late
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I live alone and [poop] at work; a six pack of toilet paper is a year’s supply.
