Young Adults Living with Parents

While I agree that there are many parts of our society that are broken, I don’t think that living with parents (or grandparents) is part of that. If anything, I think the constant pressure to be fully independent by the time you’re in your early 20s is the indicator. In much of the world, it’s very common and even encouraged to live with previous generations, sometimes after marriage. There are a ton of benefits from this arrangement, including built-in care for younger and older folks, better a

Why are people living with their parents a 'problem'?

> What the author does not say is that a lot of those people live with their parents - and their whole income is expendible. I don't know if this phenomeneon started after the bubble economy, but it is quite shocking.In many cultures, it's customary, even expected to live with one's parents at least until marriage, and possibly longer. Extended families are an important social resource, and the American model of immediate familial alienation upon reaching age 18 followed by a detached nuc

I can't speak to your particular situation but I can say that at least in the USA it's a cultural thing to leave your parents. In many Asian cultures (and I'm sure plenty of others) there is no stigma of living with your family and no cultural push to stop.I'm on several Japanese dating sites. It's not uncommon to see people in their 40s and even 50s living at home. I have a friend in her mid 40s still living at home. It's common to see mom's (50s-60s) and d

Yeah in my country people leave their parents house in their early 20s. Independence and individuality are the foundational bedrock of my culture.But it's getting harder because of the housing market.

Because they all live with their parents still. Moving out is more expensive than it used to be and peoples expectations are different.

Keep in mind, this person lives with their parents.

Well, the idea that everyone should move out at 18 is somewhat unique to north-west Europe and North America. In many parts of the world it is normal for young adults to live with their parents until there is a practical reason to move out. Living alone for no apparent reason may be seen as economically wasteful or as fleeing from a dysfunctional family.

In Asia this is normal. Nothing wrong with living with your parents.Housing is so expensive nowadays; unless we build upwards and zone apartments/ condos over SFH.

I wonder how it correlates to people living with parents into their 20s and 30s because they can't afford to move into their own places