I have a friend who takes herself to dinner. Not as a sad consolation prize when plans fall through. On purpose, deliberately ...

Some of the most grounded, emotionally strong people I know genuinely like their own company. They aren’t isolating. They’re ...

Solitude, she said, can be when your attention turns inward or toward something deeply absorbing like a creative project or ...

Finally, the door closed and the noise stopped. I was in my bedroom, my own bedroom, with the lights turned perfectly low and no one else around. It was the holiday season, and I had just spent nearly ...

When was the last time you spent some time alone? Not just alone because no one else was available, but in true, purposeful solitude? It’s not something many people willingly choose to do. They see it ...

When I was growing up, I was never that kid who was afraid of the dark. Instead, I enjoyed some alone time in my room, with those wonderful, glowing stars on my ceiling. That preference has followed ...

When I was a teenager, my family and I traveled more than 5,000 miles from San Marino (the country, not the city in California) to Seattle for vacation. One of the places I was most excited to visit ...

I studied abroad in London with the goal of meeting new people and making friends. I achieved that goal, but also found myself spending more time alone than I ever have before. The most meaningful ...