Disadvantages of Living Alone

Disadvantages of Living Alone

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Living on your own is something you get used to if you've done it for a significant amount of time and is generally just one of the realities of being a single adult. While there are advantages to living on your own, there are also several disadvantages.

First of all, when you are on your own, you are responsible for paying all of the bills and meeting all financial responsibilities of the household by yourself. There is no one to help pay the rent, the electric bill, the Internet bill, etc. When bills come in the mail, they are yours and yours alone.

Secondly, when you live on your own, you don't have anyone to help you with the household chores, Washing clothes, washing the dishes, vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom, folding the laundry, it's all you, well unless you hire a maid or cleaning service of course. If you live in a house and have a yard to mow, rake, etc., you're in charge of that too, again unless you hire the work done, which isn't necessarily the cheap route to take. If you want to eat, that's up to you to, when you live alone, coming home after a long day at work to dinner on the table just isn't going to happen.

The biggest disadvantage to living on your own is just the fact that you are alone. There's no one who is consistently there to talk to, share your feelings with, or laugh with. Sure, you may have family or friends over frequently or go out on a regular basis, but it's not the same. There's no one to come home to on stressful days where you really need someone to talk to. There's no one there to take care of you when you're sick or injured or otherwise out of sorts. Having to go to the doctor or pharmacy when you're sick and just want to stay in bed is all too often a reality, unless you can find a close friend, neighbor, or familymember to help you out, there's no one to send out to get things for you and if you want or need something, it's up to you.

Another related disadvantage is that of safety. When you live on your own, especially women , there is a greater risk that someone may break in your place of residence. If they do, unless you have an alarm system or someone happens to be there at the time, you have no one to step up to the plate and help you when you likely need it most. Also if you have a heart attack , stroke, or other sudden illness, there's no one to discover you right away and get you the help you need. It's up to you to be able to use the phone or somehow get the attention of someone else in order to get help.

Living on your own can be both a good thing and an achievement that you are proud of, however it does come with its disadvantages. The main disadvantages being, 1) You are the sole bill payer in the household. 2) The household chores are all in your hands. 3) There's no one consistently there to help you out, runerrands for you, etc. 4) Your safety could be at risk with no one nearby to help you out of a dangerous situation, if one surfaces.