“Single and Fabulous?” After All, Being Alone Is Really that Bad?

One of the most complex realities of contemporary life is being part of a crowd in which individual identity is blurred and anonymity emerges. In this context, a significant source of anxiety and depression is the experience of being surrounded by people and yet experiencing a profound sense of loneliness.

“Single and Fabulous?” After all, being alone is really that bad?

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Casper Libero chapter. Have you noticed how, since we were little, we’re taught that our happiness is always tied to another person? That life only “makes sense” when we find a partner, get married, have children, and build the so-called traditional Brazilian family — preferably before turning thirty. It’s curious how this narrative still appears in so many conversations, even wi…

Sure, friends and family are still there, but your partner is no longer there. How do you learn to be alone again after a relationship?