Bubble and pique: Singling out buddies can be fraught We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Still waiting for someone to ask if you’ll be their “bubble buddy”? You’re not alone. Premier Gladys Berejiklian did Greater Sydney a favour this week by announcing that people living alone could form a “single social bubble”. “If you have been living by yourself, you are allowed to nominate one person that is allowed to visit you,” she said on Wednesday. People living alone in Greater Sydney can now nominate a bubble buddy.