why i'm afraid of being alone

He traces lifelong fear of abandonment from childhood clinging to his mother at school and parties into adult serial dating. He says being single feels meaningless and selfish; after divorce, unlimited freedom in Manchester seemed inferior to shared domestic life. Despite acknowledging insecurity, limited money, and possible unhealthiness, he concludes friendship cannot substitute for a committed monogamous relationship.

It reframes fear of solitude as a permanent need for partnership rather than a problem to resolve.