There's a perception that if you're not coupled up that you're somehow lesser, and that's something more people should question, says author Kerri Sackville.
Despite feeling comfortable with her single status before meeting her partner, she found the attitudes of other people difficult to deal with at the time.
In 2016, families made up 71 per cent of Australia's households, down from 77 per cent in 1986, while the number ofAnd the ABS estimates that between 3 and 3.5 million Australians will be living alone by 2041.The topic of single life prompted numerous conversations among RN Life Matters listeners and online:Being single has loads of pros but I wish the media and politicians would stop talking [about] everybody as 'families' or 'mums and dads out there'.
Talkback caller Jenny in New England, New South Wales, adds that she initially felt like she needed to be in a relationship because she was used to being in one."But a combination of COVID [lockdowns] and I think me learning to really enjoy my own company has taught me that I don't need a relationship. I would love to meet someone, but I'm not looking, I'm happy within myself."David in New South Wales is divorced and has been single for the past 11 years.
Yarni in southern New South Wales has been divorced for the past seven years. She says, over the last two years, her life has felt richer than it's ever been.
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