👴👵 Older Americans Are Redefining Aging Alone (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

More Older Adults Are Living Alone. Is That a Good Thing?

An AARP survey found the number of older Americans aging on their own is growing. Here’s what to know.

By Sari Harrar, AARP. Published November 10, 2025.

At 102, Mildred Kirschenbaum plays canasta and mah-jongg weekly with friends, sips her favorite vodka-and-tonic cocktail (“It’s medicinal,” she quips) and trades stocks online. Living alone in Boca Raton, Florida, Kirschenbaum became a social media sensation at age 99, dispensing tart advice about aging via TikTok and Instagram.

“I want to be alone,” says the retired travel agent, a widow for 19 years. “I like my own company.” Recent health issues have challenged her independence — but not completely. She stopped driving this year, but she did renew her driver’s license.

USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE.

https://www.aarp.org/family-relationships/solo-aging/

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I luv living alone & DREAD if or when I will have to give that up.

My Maternal Grandmother died at age 104.

My Mother in her 80's.

Lol, I guess I will be somewhere in between!!! 😂