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[quote=Anonymous]There is stigma attached to it.

I lived with roommates until I moved in with my now husband -- I only lived alone for a short 6 month stint after grad school when I sacrificed proximity to my job in order to afford a studio apartment, and discovered I'd rather live with a roommate and have a short commute than live alone really far out.

But I remember feeling pressure to live alone and that many people, including my own parents, thought there was something inherently immature about living with roommates. I disagreed -- choosing to share an apartment was a mature choice IMO because it enabled me to live within my means, get by without a car, etc. Also, while I wasn't friends with all my roommates, I was friends with many of them, and that's a built in social circle for a young person starting out.

But that didn't stop people from making comments about when was I "finally" going to "grow up" and get my own place.

Ironically, many of the people I knew in my 20s who had their own apartments were heavily subsidized by their parents. Hmmm.[/quote]

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