Ielts Essay Nowadays more and more people want to live by themselves. What are the reasons? Is it a positive or negative trend

Nowadays more and more people want to live by themselves. What are the reasons? Is it a positive or negative trend?

 

Ielts Essay - LIving Alone 

Fast changing times have fuelled drastic transformations in the aspirations of people: many have started leading a solitary life. This tendency, as per some social experts, has some major benefits, as well as some drawbacks. I personally find this kind of lifestyle to be a negative development.

Inclination  to live by oneself can be attributed to the generation gap. It is felt that when the expectations of two generations do not complement each other, there is a clash of opinions, predisposing families to discord. The new generation does not seem to be interested in surrendering to the will of their elders, or the compromising with them, neither do the parents appear to be flexible enough, which often results in young people moving away from their families, living  on their own.     

The trend of leading a life by oneself is often appreciated as a favorable development: cloistered living makes one more responsible, independent and non-complaining. Such people become capable of handling their affairs, ranging from taking decisions about their personal and professional lives to handling complex financial matters. Such people tend to be rational in their approach and often become seasoned adults who seldom complain anyone for their problems and plight.

However, this shift in lifestyles has its own darker side too. It is being observed that such arrangement tend to turn one into solitary and unsocial creatures who are bereft of ability to confide with their acquaintances: they lack the ability to forge relations. It would not be a surprise if such individuals turn apathetical towards the society, and circumvent a settled life with family.

Hence, even though the reasons driving such propensity are obvuous, it will be quite appropriate to state here that leading a lonely life under the garb of independence has nothing beneficial associate with it.