[jIM_Ohio]

Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge

We're the same age approximately S&S and I'm going to be blunt, I don't care how much money you are saving by living at home, you should move out. It's way harder to deal with life when you live at home. I've had many friends who regressed because their parents allowed them to. Moving home is great financially but bad in many other ways. Most moved home to pay off student loan debt or buy homes, but they all said moving back out was the biggest success.

You say all the time "my dad says". What would S&S say if she were her own woman paying all her own bills and being completely independent?

Don't get me wrong, sweet deal with cheap rent, but sometimes there is more to life than money. There is also more to life than owning a home. And independence is one of the biggest steps in finding a relationship.

I know that when you are independent you are more likely to find a successful relationship. Not many men will put up with "my dad says" and "we should live with my dad to save money."

There is money and there is money. Money isn't worth sometimes struggling and buying a smaller house or no house and renting because you get to be in the relationship of you and your significant other. NOT a party of 3.

3's a crowd KWIM? You need time to grieve the relationship. However consider moving out this summer even into a rental so you have a chance to find some space for yourself.

As for condo vs townhouse vs house, I still don't get why you need a house? Can you afford reality the maintenance of a SFH alone? Can you afford to pay people to help you because you can't do it alone or will you depend on your dad?

That's a realistic question about buying his home by yourself. And what happens in the future.

great post
from a man which had to teach his wife how to do her own laundry, I wish you knew my wife 10 years ago.