You should live alone at least once in your lifetime simply because it pushes you to be comfortable with your own company. That’s a pretty major reason. But there are a few more basic and practical things you will learn when you live by yourself. Think about it; when you live alone you can’t count on a roommate to get home so you have somebody to walk the dog with at night time. You don’t have a boyfriend to kill a spider. You don’t have anyone to share the burden of chores. You also don’t have anyone to yell at about chores that aren’t done. Everything is on you. You have to keep yourself safe and keep your place clean and uplifting, all on your own. And finally, you have nobody to worry about catching you in your weird behaviors. For that last reason, you might discover some weird behaviors that never came out before. Here are funny things you learn when you live alone.
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You have to grocery shop a lot
You can’t buy in bulk because you’re splitting with somebody else. It’s just you, and you can’t get through 10 pounds of produce before it goes bad, so you have to grocery shop a lot.
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It’s good to know your neighbors
In the past, you may have thought your roommate was enough company in the building. Now that you’re alone, you actually want to know your neighbors so that they come to care about you, and look out for you.
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Most women are afraid to be alone
When you tell your friends that you live alone, they will tell you that they are worried about you. A lot of friends will offer to come keep you company if you ever feel afraid.
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Drinking a bottle of wine at night isn’t normal
When you had a roommate, you would both sit down to share a bottle of wine. You wouldn’t pay attention to who drank what and how one bottle would turn into two. Now if you do that solo, it feels a little unhealthy.
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Working out alone isn’t fun
In fact, the only reason you used to work out regularly is because you’d go to the gym with your roommate. At the very least, seeing her go made you feel like you should eventually go, too.
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Your stance on weapons changes
I won’t get into too many specifics here but, after living alone, you kind of see the point in keeping a weapon in your home. There are a few too many bumps in the night that make you want one.
You used to bring guys home because you knew your roommate would be there to keep you safe if they turned out to be weird. Now, that’s not the case, so you’re a lot more cautious about who you bring home.
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It’s different, but in a good way
You can finally continue to walk around naked after sex. You don’t need to get dressed because there is a roommate in the kitchen.
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You’re not as social as you thought
You used to think you had a booming social life and now you realize, it was just you and your roommate hanging out. Now that you actually have to plan things with people who live outside your apartment, you don’t see folks as often.
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You’re pretty messy
Oops. It turns out that the only reason you really cleaned your dishes after every meal was to avoid a scolding from your roommate.
You need to be really careful
With knives, with keeping appliances by the bathtub, with open flames on the stove. You realize that if anything went wrong, there would be nobody to drive you immediately to the hospital or call an ambulance.
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You’re a little bit crazy
You’re alone with your own thoughts a lot now and boy do those go to some strange places when there is no roommate to interrupt you.
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You can fix stuff
You can watch YouTube tutorials and fix broken faucets and squeaky door hinges all on your own.
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Your coworkers aren’t so bad
You’re a little lonely these days, so you don’t get to be as picky about who you talk to and don’t talk to. You used to look forward to leaving your coworkers, but now you look forward to seeing them.
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You say goodbye to your pride
Since you don’t have a roommate or partner to ask for help, you need to ask your neighbors or friends who live elsewhere. You have to ask friends to bring you things, or ask your neighbors to watch your dog. In a way you become more independent, but in many other ways you realize how much you depend on others, and you embrace that.
