People living with their parents/parent

I'm 29yo and still living with my parents ( basically only with my mother because my dad is a truck driver and is 11 months in a year not in my country ); i'm not proud of it but it's saving me a lot of cash and since i'm single atm it doesn't bother me as much. If i had a GF tho, i'd definitely rent an apartment and move out lol

I don't even know why it's an issue in the first place. Housing isn't cheap these days and it's unrealistic to expect people to live alone. Sure it's possible, but chances are the average person is going to struggle a lot while living on a razer thin budget to do it. Having a room mate meanwhile isn't that much better from all the horror stories I hear. Almost went that way myself but just didn't seem worth it. I do admit you do get lucky sometimes and land some decent room mates, but then there's the issue of renting vs leasing. People might not be so eager to split the rent evenly if you're leasing and their renting, maybe they'd demand to be part owner too, but I dunno maybe some people wouldn't mind. I view renting as flushing money away and rather own which is the boat I'm in now. Lucky the dude I'm renting my spare room to is pretty cool and keeps to himself. Currently shopping around for a small trailer meanwhile to park in my backyard and rent for a few more bucks. We've certainly got the space. Anywho. Honestly if someone is eager to abandon their family just to meet social expectations set by those greedy pricks trying to boost the housing economy, I'd be a bit concerned. It's perfectly normal in most parts of the world for people to still live with their family and it makes very little sense financially to spend half your paycheck on housing if you don't need to. Instead it'd be better to save that money for latter on, maybe use all the money you might have spent on rent as a down payment on a house. That's what I did.

*bump* Curious to see newer people add their 2 cents since it has been a while since this thread has been posted in.

I live with my folks when I was 19-21 I had my own place but the the rent kept going up and due to me and my ex partner breaking up cause she lied about having a misscarrige when infact she got an abortion it affected me so badly i quit my job turned to drink and drugs the bills piled up i was slowly waiting to die the elicticity went out my place became so cold I couldn't heat up I I got evicted went back to my folks and still there i have a job and help folks out with money and clear my debt I'm not proud but it's my only option for now

I think it is pretty normal for people to move out from their parents, particularly when going to college or getting work in other areas, so meeting someone who is a little older and still with their parents does feel awkward for me personally. I have been living on my own for a few years, occasionally having college roommates for financial assistance when needed. It is a large change from living with family and I can understand why people would be hesitant to give that up when it's not required. Speaking in a relationship view I wouldn't consider it a problem as long as my partner is reasonably autonomous.

It's different based on the families and persons. Some don't move out because of financial reasons or emotional dependence. Some don't move out because it's a part of their culture to stay with their families. Certain things are red flags to some, and not others. Me personally? I'd have to examine the reasons and determine how much damage it would cause for them to move in with me OR how much I would dislike joining the family.