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By referring to theoretical arguments about detachment and attachment in psychiatry, philosophy, sociology, and anthropology, this special issue ethnographically describes the practical aspects of older adults' lives in East and Southeast Asia regarding their ways of dwelling, relating, and separating. The articles in the special issue attempt to elaborate on discussions about care for older adults', solitude and cohabitation, and autonomy and dependence in East and Southeast Asian societies. The articles reveal positive aspects of older adults' efforts to maintain their tentative dwelling places using ideas such as niche, lines, timing, and the logics of care. In East and Southeast Asian societies, the intimate relationship to other people is seen as a good thing. This special issue argues that older adults often try to be detached from the relationships to secure their own dwelling places.