Loneliness seems to take on a completely different social status. There are more and more people who are not burdened with a family, but not everyone feels like failures not adapted to life.
On the contrary, they are career-oriented, successful people who are satisfied with their position. 82% of unmarried citizens aged 25 to 54 say that their situation allows them to “experience something new in life”; 89% say that traveling alone increases their self-confidence, allows them to be more spontaneous and easy-going; for 83%, professional success and career growth are much more important than for those who are married or have a household with someone (1).
Sociologist Irina Palilova explains that the increase in the number of single people is caused by a later age of marriage — after 30, closer to 40 years. For many, this time before marriage is a chance to see the world and make a career before settling down. So loneliness is not a permanent state, but just a phase that people go through from time to time.
1. Data from a study commissioned by SOLO’S HOLIDAY.