I'm going to be real serious and it might be stretching the topic.
I'm sure some of you know from some of my posts that I'm a widower, so my situation was not one that I chose. I now spend much of my time alone. Since I am older and retired this creates a real dilemma. Since I had my family and a reasonably successful marriage, do I risk going out to find a new partner at this stage of my life. There are times when it's dark in the middle of winter and I really do suffer loneliness, and probably have a few drinks too many to compensate. It would be really nice to have someone to chat with at supper and snuggle up to at night. That's not to say I don't find ways to make myself busy, I travel and do a lot of volunteer work,
Many of you are younger and will still have long term relationships. I feel a bit cheated, as my wife was fairly young when she passed away, and we had got through the hard slogging of bringing up children, having a career, and arguing about the budget. When the kids leave home and the job isn't a big priority there would have suddenly been time for each other, Time to travel, go out and dine, basically to have a second honey moon. It is quite remarkable to see how devoted many of the older couples you see in their golden years. I guess I'm just saying if you you can find a good partner do it, you can always work out some alone time, but it's still really nice to have someone to share your ups and downs.