• Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    28 days ago

    My neighbour is almost 60 and she still lives with her mum! (And when she married the husband moved with them.)

    I think that it’s fine to still live with family. As long as nobody is a leech or a control freak.

    • burgersc12@mander.xyz
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      28 days ago

      I think the only reason this is a thing is because houses are prohibitively expensive for about 60% of the population right now. So your options are

      1. rent
      2. wait until your parents are gone and take their house

      Most people are much better off with a house from their parents than paying some rich douches mortgage for them.

      • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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        28 days ago

        I forgot to mention, this is in South America. As far as I know, cross-gen households used to be the norm here, and mortgaging your home isn’t common, because there’s simply less social pressure to leave your parents’ home if you can’t afford a house.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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          28 days ago

          And historically, that was expected and normal, and having your own place was unusual. The oldest usually took care of the parents and the rest moved out. That’s SL still very much a thing in Korea, a very developed country where people could probably afford to live separately.