I'll ask someone else to also answer this, especially if they've lived alone in the past/present. However, it got me thinking that I have never truly lived alone any of my 50 plus years. In my youth, I had times where I had a private room in a shared apartment/house, but that doesn't quite qualify. Maybe a brief time in a private hostel/hotel room while traveling alone. I suppose my answer would be to keep things simple. I'm a real Henry David Thoreau type, unlike my husband. More on my own I could save good money even with a low income. With Hubby, not so much with a much larger one. I used to hate complexities in life. With him, a lot is complex. If I am ever "the last one standing" in my relationship, my life will be simplified. Stuff gotten rid of.

Q: Please also answer Polibeth's question above.