Nearly 150,000 people live alone in the Balearic Islands, and half of them are under 60. Loneliness is not just a problem affecting the elderly; increasingly, young people and adults are living alone. Ferran Didac i Lluch, a philosopher from Mahón specializing in geography, even predicts that unwanted loneliness will increase by 62% in the Islands over the next 15 years. Many of these people will also spend the Christmas and New Year holidays alone, when social isolation due to a lack of relationships or unforeseen circumstances becomes more pronounced. Women, especially in old age and due to their greater longevity, are more likely to live alone and, therefore, are more likely to face these kinds of situations.