In my observation, most people can’t be alone. I would probably have been one of them but after my divorce, I also ended up losing my job, my self-esteem was totally crushed and I was too embarrassed to even try to meet anyone while unemployed & freshly divorced. So, in a way, I was forced (self-imposed?) into taking the time to heal/do some self-discovery & solidify my independence without inflicting upon/burying my unresolved issues on someone else (which is what I see most people doing in some form or another when jumping into the next thing after their relationships end).