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Updated On: 05 November, 2023 03:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Neerja Deodhar
Why the single, separated and widowed are moving cities and changing jobs to make a home with their best friends, forging a lifelong companionship free of ‘stress and drama’ of marriage
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Tanvi Patil (second from left) and her flatmates Kiran and Nawab (third and fourth from left), who co-parent their two dogs Bella and Simba, found stability in each other even when their respective romantic relationships ended. Their equation helps them retain their individuality and privacy. Pic/Atul Kamble
Rows of coconut trees, the slower pace of a semi-urban town, and the prospect of living with friends she has known for 30 years compelled Rupsa Mallik to say goodbye to Gurgaon. When she felt weary from the grief of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mallik decided to quit her full-time job at a feminist human rights organisation and move close to Mysore, where she and six friends jointly bought land a few years ago.
Mallik, a single mother and consultant for nonprofits, rents a house in the town with two other friends from this circle, so that they can watch as their four-unit communal housing dream comes to life. With common areas for cooking, dining and leisure, it has the perfect balance architecturally speaking—giving a group of strong individuals the joys of a shared existence, as well as their own personal space.
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