Introverted letter writer wants to be in their house alone sometimes, but won’t ask husband for fear of a “petulant response.

Keane is the supervising editor of NPR’s Life Kit and author of the book Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner. There’s a lot of fear around spending time alone. Alone time can make people itchy ...

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As a recent college graduate in a new city, Samantha Elliott thought she'd be lonely. Instead, she found companionship in the most unexpected place: with herself. And that, ironically, helped expand ...

"I feel like you've interrupted my alone time because you're done with your alone time," she told her husband during their Oct. 2 episode LORENZO BEVILAQUA/Disney via Getty Kelly Ripa understands the ...