Living Alone Spin Off

[Anonymous 6]

I moved out of my parents house and into the first house with my exdh. I raised mine to move out and get their own place before living with someone first. They need to be able to be self-supporting and not depend on anyone

[owl0210]

I had my own apartment during my single years and it was the best. I hope my children do the same.

[Inmybizz]

When my daughter is ready to go to college I'm going to encourage her to get a roommate the first year or two. Then live alone..

[KaiandKadensMama]

I lived with my DH when I moved out at age 22. We married 4 years later. My kids can do what they want. If they are ready to move out alone, so be it. If they are in a committed relationship and wanting to move in with a bf or gf, so be it.

[Valentina327]

I think EVERYONE should live on their own for at least a year before entering a permanent co-habitation. I think it does great things for your self confidence. It shows you that you can be completely self sufficient and figure things out for yourself.

I feel there's a lot of value in knowing that you always have options in life and can navigate on your own if need be.

[Blue_Prelude]

It is important to me to encourage them not to rush into marriage before they are fully grown and know themselves, and know what they want (and don’t want) in a partner.

Living alone isn’t that important to me. I did live alone for a while, but a lot of my friends loved at home, had roommates in college, and had roommates after college before they moved in with their SOs, which I don’t think is a big deal.

[Momto2boys973]

I lived at home until I got married. It’s pretty much the norm here. It’s very likely this will be the case with my boys. But since they’re probably going abroad to study, they may live on their own or with roommates for a time. One thing we don’t approve of is cohabitation before or instead of marriage.

[Anonymous 7]

DD lived in a dorm and then is now living with her BF. Not alone but she's independent and is loving life and doing so great.

[agander2017]

It will be his choice. I personally don't think it's a good idea to live with your boyfriend/girlfriend, so I wouldn't want him to move in with his girlfriend, or even a female roommate, but once he's an adult I can't tell him what he can, or cannot do. It will be up to him. It wouldn't bother me if he lived at home until he was married.

[Deleted User 114]

Everyone's situation is different.. we support our children following the path that is right for them.