On another matter, though, the two share an understanding that is so deep that it never occurs to either to question it: that the man, because he has no spouse, is "dying alone." That is what life is about. MY mother and sister own it too. I tried over and over to get my family to turn loose of this property so I could GO but they just would not do it. I've accepted that I'm going to live and die alone...if I turn this into a choice maybe I'll find happiness. What now??? I have wasted all of the good years of my life living in a place I HATE. I do not have things available to me, the things a lot of people like you take for granted. In this society, you are on the outside looking in if you've never been married. Homes that were built 100 years ago were built for PEOPLE. Are you open to talking to someone? He was hospitalized because of some pain that had not yet been properly diagnosed. And my "well, am I supposed to spend my entire life being miserable just so I won't die alone?"

I didn't even know about it until an hour later when I awoke, and they told me what happened. We're listening and we understand. Next time think things through before you type such a callous response. They prescribed anti-depressant medications by the bushel, they made the problem WROSE, and they are VERY expensice. I can't work anymore because my health is ruined. Most Americans live in some kind of "suburb" which I see as a plastic and unnatural way to live, the suburbs are built for CARS not people. Mark Twain's quip comes to mind. As you mention, it may be less likely for friends and relatives to step up and take care of someone who is not their spouse or parent. I have never been the same. I just feel so bad all the time, physically and mentally it has me virtually disabled. A second reason-not mentoned here-is: divorce. More adventures to come I think! My mother died a month ahead of time, leaving us unprepared... she died alone. I'm hoping I'm not asked to be a bridesmaid....I simply cannot fake it anymore. Death is really just another stop on the whole adventure in the journey of life...whether "alone" or not. Should you find someone to marry, even if you are not sure you really want to marry? COMMUNITES are VERY DIFFERENT and WHERE you live has a LOT to do with it. over and over and over and over I asked them, and ALL of them just gave me a blank look and NO answer. The 3rd cheated (luckily 3 months in. I saw a documenatary about primates on TV recently, it showes the Adult Baboons that were not mated, they became ostracized fron the group and they developed a "mental illness" of sorts. I am never invited to things where "couples" show up, because I am never a couple. Photos: Neutz family. During the last five days of her life, as she was dying from cancer, all four of us kids were there with her, often sleeping in chairs or on the floor in the same room, leaving only occasionally to grab a quick shower or a bag of bagels to pass around. It's just that most people yearn for that and that's why "dying alone (figuratively)" feels scary and sad. I hve been successful I suppose, maried for 48 years to same woman. Everybody knows that and it's a dumb remark to point out especially to this man. I wanted to make my way up the ladder so I had something to offer a spouse, but a drunk driver got to me first. Is it conceivable that two of them are so inarticulate that they cannot provide comfort and validation to a man who has lived a life of service, a man who has saved lives? I appreciate Dr. DePaulo's article. If you're not...what are you going to DO about it? And, to end your statement telling him to get on with "either living or dying" is the ultimate form of meanness. Nancy Hopkins leaned down and rubbed his arm just before paramedics put him into an ambulance. (I watch way too many shows like Forensic Files.) I choose instead to reach out when I need to- find activities sometimes to connect and most importantly I choose NOT to feel sorry for myself- even if others do. All of your examples are telling. It said a number of things that needed to be said. I am wondering, in your case, how much of it is a choice? I'm a 32 year old female & have been single most of my life. If we were to sell the land it would NOT bring enough to sustain me after I split with the GOVERNMENT and my family. https://www.wsj.com/articles/im-sorry-i-cant-kiss-youcoronavirus-victims-are-dying-alone-11586534526. I cannot get my years, my health, or my money back. They consider this tragic, and horribly unsettling, because they, too, are single. It is true that some single people really do die alone, in the true sense of the word and not the sense that discounts everyone who is not a spouse.

I was married ONCE for 7 months. Ellie, I think you and your friends have a valid concern, which I often have myself. Those could be the words of a wise sage, passed down through the ages. They believe or at least hope that their spirit will go home, to a better place. The reason for that is two fold there is something about my body chemistry that will not allow the to work , though I di get the "side effects" wich are TERRIBLE.

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