enberg ▁reports ▁that ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁no ▁society ▁has ▁had ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁people ▁living ▁alone . ▁Histor ically , ▁this ▁has ▁happened ▁when ▁elder ly ▁people ▁out live ▁their ▁sp ouses , ▁and ▁when ▁men ▁have ▁migr ated ▁for ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁times , ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁people ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁live ▁happ ily ▁alone ▁in ▁cities ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁communication ▁techn ologies ▁like ▁the ▁tele phone , ▁email , ▁and ▁social ▁networking ▁services . ▁K lin enberg ▁has ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁work , ▁own ▁property , ▁and ▁initi ate ▁divor ce ▁creates ▁more ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁living ▁alone ; ▁in ▁countries ▁like ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁where ▁women ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁aut onomy , ▁relatively ▁few ▁ ▁people ▁live ▁alone . ▁ ▁Single ▁people ▁may ▁live ▁alone ▁before ▁their ▁first ▁rom antic ▁partner , ▁after ▁a ▁divor ce , ▁or ▁after ▁their ▁partner ▁has ▁died . ▁When ▁un mar ried ▁or ▁married ▁cou ples ▁maintain ▁separate ▁resid ences ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁coh ab itation , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁long ▁distance ▁relationship , ▁a ▁temporary ▁separation ▁due ▁to ▁troubles ▁in ▁the ▁relationship , ▁or ▁simply ▁living ▁apart ▁together . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁H ip ster ▁ ▁In cel ▁ ▁Living ▁apart ▁together ▁ ▁M G TO W ▁ ▁Par as ite ▁single ▁ ▁Rec l use ▁ ▁Slo ane ▁R anger ▁ ▁Single ▁person ▁ ▁Y upp ie ▁ ▁Young ▁professional ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External