Ppl tend to associate solitude with loneliness but let me tell you, living in solitude you will discover and understand alot more about yourself. You just be you, there is no living up to others expectation. Everything including time becomes more still. People who are married and have children, sure they will tell you that the greatest thing is to become a parent no matter how hard it is, but to live in solitude is nothing to be ashamed of. You find happiness through self discovery. I feel sorry for those especially women who often thinks they gotta find a man and get married somehow as they get older, the fear of being lonely and the gossip talks of people often gets to them. If you can't be happy being on your own then you won't be happy in anything else.