As always, I enjoy your stories, Allison, but I must disagree with you on this point.

Danna Reich Colman

Aug 10, 2017·1 min read

As always, I enjoy your stories, Allison, but I must disagree with you on this point. It wasn’t until my 60s — having been married twice — that I decided that I’d be happier living by myself. And it wasn’t until I was comfortable by myself and enjoying my solitude, that I met and truly fell in love in a healthy relationship. In other words, for me it worked out against all odds and even against my wishes to live on my own. You might enjoy my story:

A Solitary Woman

“There are some places in life where you can only go alone. Embrace the beauty of your solo journey.” — Mandy Hale

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Danna Reich Colman

Writer and copyeditor. “What doesn’t kill us gives us something new to write about” ~ J. Wright

Some of us cannot have happy fulfilling lives living alone. Most of us, probably. There are a lot of studies that demonstrate that most people do not, in fact, live healthy lives without a partner. These studies consistently show that, as they age, single people are more isolated, physically and mentally sicker, and live significantly shorter lives than their partnered peers. Humans, it seems, are just not wired to fly solo, and the Western Individualism ideal is probably not healthy.

Love and Disclosure as a Trans Woman

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