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Only children

avalanche

Are people with no brothers or sisters lonlier in old age?

I hope not. :|

oh_eight

I hope not. :|

Reply 3

falls_whisper

Yes, I'm lonely now :frown:

To make it suck even worse, I have no family except my mum in the UK.

Reply 4

x y z

I'm an only child and I'm lonely now. :frown:

Reply 5

PinkMobilePhone

Volunteer Team

no, because usually by old age you have children and grandchildren, and a husband or wife (if they're still alive).

I'm an only child and I'm not lonely - I've made my own family!

Reply 6

HJV

No idea. I haven't reached an "old age" yet.

I suppose it depends more on how many/how good friends you have, rather than on your brothers and sisters. Also depends on whether you've got married and whether you have children.

falls_whisper

Yes, I'm lonely now :frown:

To make it suck even worse, I have no family except my mum in the UK.

I have no family except my second-cousin in the UK :p:

Reply 7

mollymustard

I think I'll be lonely in old age.
I get quite down now, because its just me and my mum and we argue terribly.
I'm just hoping one day I'll have a big family of my own and it will all balance out.

Strange thing is, I have been brought up and only child, but I actually have two half sisters I've never met. They seem lovely and I hope one day we will meet and stay in touch.

Reply 8

bete noire

I seriously doubt it. There's generally no real reason as to why having grown up with no brothers and sisters means you'll never have lovers or friends later on in life.

Reply 9

The West Wing

I felt quite lonely at many times in my life but I've learnt to be happy with my thoughts and I've appreciated having the time and space to myself to think.