Thanks in part to high rates of divorce, an unprecedented one-in-six adult Canadians are now living alone, according to new research by Statistics Canada. Since 1981, men aged 35 to 64 were most likely to have taken up solo living, largely because they had gone through a divorce where their ex-wife retained custody of any children. Millennials were also bunking alone in increasing numbers, in part because so many of them are living in what Statistics Canada confusingly deems “Living Apart Together” (LAT) relationships; essentially, a long-distance relationship. Among senior women living solo, 72 per cent reported high levels of life satisfaction, the highest of any other solo dwellers. However, Statistics Canada cautions about inferring that people are necessarily unhappier because they are alone, rather than the other way around.

Source: National Post March 11, 2019 19:18 UTC