In recent years, many changes have been witnessed in the ways people live their life. Modern life indicates an increasing trend in people’s preference to live alone particularly in large cities in the developed world. In my view, this is a positive development and can bring many benefits like independence and career advancement in people’s lives.
The disadvantage of this development is individuals will tend to alienate from family and even experience feelings of loneliness, isolation, and worry. In other words, when they get ill, it is difficult to get any help or they can miss out on the supportive conversation with family.
Despite this, the main advantage it can bring is that people who choose to live alone may become more independent and self-reliant than those who live with family members because they have the freedom to take their own decisions. They will bear the responsibility of every decision they make in their life. A young adult, who lives alone, for example, also needs to learn to cook, clean, pay bills and manage his budget, all of which are valuable life skills.
In addition to this, such a trend will result in greater opportunities for career growth. Individuals will be able to migrate easily to those places where they get a better salary for their work and they do not have to deal with the burden of taking their family with them.
In conclusion, although living away from the family can have certain negative effect on social relation to some extent, however, in present day, it is less likely to happen with the advent of many social networking sites and availability of face to face video conversation, I think the rise in one-person households can be seen as positive for both personal and economic reasons.