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This book is absolute comedic gold. I can’t contain my laughter with every passing page. Just so damn funny!

Very excited to dive into this one.. Eric conducted a 7-year long study of ‘singletons’, aka people who live alone by choice. He investigates this rising global trend and seeks to understand the ‘why’ and ‘so what’ of living alone. This lifestyle choice has always intrigued me and I’m eager to learn about the benefits and drawbacks of living alone. Just finished the intro and I’m all jazzed up!

“Emotional intrigue, romance, nurturing, rejection, and reunion comprise nearly all of our literature and song. We are overwhelmingly relational creatures with a rich repertoire of behaviours that serve to maintain social harmony... Embracing, kissing, patting and holding of hands, the long peaceful sessions of relaxed social grooming. Without our primordial attachments to others, what would we be?”

“It was as if the whole summer - his whole life - had been imperceptibly narrowing down to this very moment, the slight widening of her eyes, the little catch in his breath, the sudden realization that they’d crossed a line so big and bright it was hard to believe he hadn’t seen it coming”.