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How solo travel reveals both independence and social conditioning

I'm traveling alone for the first time and I love the freedom but I also feel weird eating dinner by myself and taking selfies.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural scripts about appropriate solitude compete with authentic desires for autonomy and self-discovery.

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