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> Is it really a problem that families aren’t together? if you care about the epidemic of loneliness, the negative medical consequences of social isolation, a
by ghostcluster 9y ago
> Is it really a problem that families aren’t together?
if you care about the epidemic of loneliness, the negative medical consequences of social isolation, and the demographic sustainability of developed countries, yes.
- jeoi2838 9y agoResearch shows having a roommate is enough to combat feelings of loneliness. Marriage in and of itself isn’t shown to automatically increase happiness; most folks reported having maintained their baseline mood after the wedding Maybe this is just old definitions needing to be updated, but “family” in the traditional mom-dad-kids all visit grandma and the like, isn’t essential to the species. Socializing is, but not the traditional structures