At what age are you too old to be living with your parents?

Cleverly disguised "Who's white?" thread.

 

I moved out within a couple of months of graduating from high school. A friend and I found a pad close to the intersection of Montrose and W. Gray, on Peden. Two stories, fireplace, two big bedrooms upstairs and a window that let you climb out onto a deck-like area on the roof. The chick I was dating asked if she could move in, and it being the '60's, we used to lay naked on the roof late at night. It was a lot of fun and there was a lot of friendly sleeping around, a lot of night visitors.

So yeah, I'd say if you can sell an organ or slightly used body part to get your ass out away from Mom and Dad, do it like yesterday.

 

My parents are a bunch of hippies, and they smoke a ton of pot... I ain't never gonna leave my momma and poppa... we're just like the amish people but cooler and we party likes it 1969...

 

Man! I was about to reply but my Mom's gotta check her Facebook.

 

as stated in a post before, it does depend on your situation. it doesn't really matter, but the earlier you leave, the earlier you become independent, and the earlier you know the harsh realities of paying rent and bills and whatever.

i moved out at 18 or 19, can't remember. but never really became financially independent til 24-25. now that all the kids are out of the house, i'm sure my parents are enjoying the quiet and the peace. no sick jokes inserted here please.

 

that's cool, i guess.

 

Can I insert anything else regarding your mother.

I kid i kid

 

:grin: no, please don't. hahaha. don't even wanna think about it.

 

when your mom is on facebook, that your cue to get off of it.

 

I have a no family policy on facebook.

 

It really depends on the situation of WHY you are moving back home or why you never left in the first place. It's one thing if you actually have to physically take care of your parents, but it's another if you are living at home out of pure laziness or fear of living alone.

In most non-individualistic focused cultures, living at home is the norm until one gets married (as posted by someone else) - it's just in Western culture, you are persuaded to move out on your own. I have tons of friends that went away to college, lived on their own for years afterwards, and then moved back home for a short while. Many of them changed career goals and it made financial sense for them to go back home while they did this.

In terms of the girl thing, you should find a girl that doesn't care you are living at home, but let's be honest - you shouldn't be there for the long haul anyways (convince her you are going places and you are set). You should be planning your life and making sure you move forward with it. However, it's still harder to pick up chicks because you live at home - just the way the world works.

 

lol is everyone desi on this thread

 

I think one's social life also needs to be factored in as well. Like mentioned above, it's not best for everyone to live alone (economically and psychologically). At least with living at home you've got that "social" aspect. And free, usually healthier food.

 

Single occupant households is definitely a Western thing, not that it doesnt happen anywhere else. Some some areas there just isnt that much available housing to even do that to begin with. On my dads side of the family, self sufficiency is important but the parents always leave the door open for a return. They dont just turn their back on the kids when they're in need. On my mom's side they'll do the force-out thing if they have to.

Of course its alright for the woman to live with her parents until 35 until a man sweeps her out of her situation.

 

Exactly.

 

IMHO its not really the age but the financial situation which you must consider. Whether 14 or 40, the the question is not whether you're old enough, but whether you have enough dough to support yourself.

Living alone takes a lot of money, esp. if you're just gonna rent an apartment somewhere then you're just throwing money away every month. If you're already making money hand over fist then there's no problem, but if you're gonna strain your financial resources then its probably better to continue living with your folks.

I mean, if you ask any girl they'd probably want a guy who live with his parents but can pay for the dates and stuff, rather than someone who has his own pad but is flat ass broke.

 

It must be really cleverly disguised then, because I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you think white people are more or less likely to live with their parents into their 20's?

 

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread - Matthew Mc and his movies which all seem to be the same movie but with different titles (he always plays some irresponsible dude that women can't help but fall in love with..I know because the wife eats his movies up like you wouldn't believe).

Getting back to the topic - like others have said, it all depends on your situation as well as personality. My older sister essentially moved out when she graduated high school and has never looked back. Now, of course, she is living in a big city and the cost of living is killing her. She needs to move back to where I live or the city that our parents live in but she is too damn stubborn to do it.

As for me, I lived on campus in the dorms my first 3 years in undergrad but I would come home and live with my folks every summer. My senior year, I drove back and forth while living with them. Then off to 2 years for grad school, living up there but coming home on weekends and summers again. I think I was 25 when I moved out for good and left my parents.

But I would do what you think is the right thing to do. If you are serious about getting a girl, you might want to consider it. But honestly, you are better off, IMO, to finish college, get a good job and spend some years paying off your debts before you get your own place and try to start a family.

 

Im thinking less likely to live with their parents. Back when I graduated from HS, I had a couple friends say they were going to move out because they were 18 now and had become men. Something their parents would reiterate to them. I would just LOL.

 

If you're in college, you're ok. Otherwise - 25 max I'd say.