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How important was it for people to settle down?

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People are motivated by different drives: love, security, companionship. Not everyone is driven to settle down. I have worked with some perfectly fine, healthy, happy and well-adjusted people who, after careful thought and introspection, elected to choose autonomy and freedom over security, companionship, marriage and parenthood. They did so with awareness that every decision is a trade off. They are gaining freedom, autonomy, novelty and variety but also facing times of loneliness, superficiality in their relationships, potential to be alone in illness and death, and to face hardship alone. There are many ways to move through life, and many ways to do so satisfactorily. I know people who have been married who now live (in their later years) with siblings or friends quite happily. I know others who live in community groups and travel and socialize with a large network. Others have chosen to become less social over time, once their children are grown. Even when you make a long term decision, you will have time to shift, to grow. Life offers us all second, and even third chances!

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Why do people settle in downs?

People first started settling down in places because they learnt about the secrets of agriculture and domestication. Searching for food was replaced by growing food. With agriculture, they even started domesticating animals.

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What it means to settle down in life?

: to begin to live a quiet and steady life by getting a regular job, getting married, etc.

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Is settling down a good thing?

We know that “settling down” is often considered a good thing — it can show that you're comfortable, happy, and content. But settling for someone is worrying — implying that the relationship isn't quite good enough or you're with them just for sake of being with someone.

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Settling down was essential for human survival and progress. It allowed people to establish permanent communities, cultivate crops, raise animals, and develop technologies. Settling down also enabled the growth of societies, the formation of governments, and the creation of specialized occupations. Without settling down, humans would have remained hunter-gatherers, living a nomadic lifestyle with limited access to resources, knowledge, and social organization.

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