The ones I know are on spectrum. They are also from the culture where supporting parents is common. The parents are immigrants and wouldn't be able to afford a house.
While it seems like it's cultural and immigration related, the prevailing thing is that they are on spectrum. They have no friends or partners.

Anonymous wrote:There are two reasons for adult to live at parental home.

A. They can't afford or manage to live on their own.

B. Parents can't afford or manage to live on their own.

Either way, its their family matter, why would anyone else care?

I still live with my mother for both reasons, neither of us can afford a place on our own so we have to combine resources.

I read 40 percent of men born in 1983 have never been married. So not a shock

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Anonymous wrote:Is it common for 30 something year old to still live at home?

had jury duty yesterday and meet a 35 year old and 33 year old that are still living at home.

Will they ever move out?

Will be more common as the country becomes less northwest European

It’s common even with educated Asian families that are well off if the kid is single

Not uncommon in Italy or Portugal or Spain

American whites will do it more and more as economics dictates as such

How are they well off if the kids are living there to support them because they have no retirement?

When I was 27 to 28 I was an elementary school teacher and lived at home to save money. I was so busy being a teacher I didn’t have time to go out much. Socialized with other new teachers and we would meet at coffee shops to plan amd grade.

I used the money saved by living at home to travel around the world at 29 for several months and apply to graduate school. At 30 I finally moved out. It was worth it to be able to visit 20 countries- swam with pink river dolphins and fished fir piranhas in the Amazon, surfed in Nicaragua, and went river rafting and caving in Costa Rica, rode on top of a train in Ecuador, hiked 4 days to Machu Pichu, visited the Galapagos, saw pyramids in Egypt, Petra was amazing, hung out in pubs in Ireland, hiked the Moors, meet some really interesting world travelers, etc.

Anonymous wrote:There are two reasons for adult to live at parental home.

A. They can't afford or manage to live on their own.

B. Parents can't afford or manage to live on their own.

Either way, its their family matter, why would anyone else care?

I agree.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a guy who lived at home till he was in his late 50s, and he only finally moved out because his parents died and the house had to be sold. And no, he did nothing to take care of his parents. He was just living rent free and taking advantage of the free food and internet.

This is the most likely scenario.

Sure, but OP asked of this was the norm. Of course it happens, but unless you live under a rock, you know this is not the norm.

It is the norm. 1 in 3 adults aged 18 to 34 live at home with their parents in the US.

So, it's the norm for poor people, not for educated people who mostly have their own families by their 30s!

Who also relied on their parents to foot the bill for most of what they have. Yup!

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Anonymous wrote:I know a guy who lived at home till he was in his late 50s, and he only finally moved out because his parents died and the house had to be sold. And no, he did nothing to take care of his parents. He was just living rent free and taking advantage of the free food and internet.

This is the most likely scenario.

Sure, but OP asked of this was the norm. Of course it happens, but unless you live under a rock, you know this is not the norm.

It is the norm. 1 in 3 adults aged 18 to 34 live at home with their parents in the US.

So, it's the norm for poor people, not for educated people who mostly have their own families by their 30s!

Educated people are often still in school in their late twenties or early thirties. They do not have their own families by then.
All of the highly educated people I know married and started families in their mid to late 30s.

Unless you think "educated" means having a BA.

Idk what PP think but many marry and still continue higher education. More than few young adults in my circle married college sweethearts and both are finishing up their medical, dental, law, business schools or getting their doctorates.

There are two reasons for adult to live at parental home.

A. They can't afford or manage to live on their own.

B. Parents can't afford or manage to live on their own.

Either way, its their family matter, why would anyone else care?

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Anonymous wrote:This is called failure to launch. They are losers.

Maybe they're caring for their parents.
They are doing their civic duty, unlike all the DCUM posters who ask about ways to get out of jury duty.

They were the defendants!

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Anonymous wrote:I know a guy who lived at home till he was in his late 50s, and he only finally moved out because his parents died and the house had to be sold. And no, he did nothing to take care of his parents. He was just living rent free and taking advantage of the free food and internet.

This is the most likely scenario.

Sure, but OP asked of this was the norm. Of course it happens, but unless you live under a rock, you know this is not the norm.

It is the norm. 1 in 3 adults aged 18 to 34 live at home with their parents in the US.

So, it's the norm for poor people, not for educated people who mostly have their own families by their 30s!

Educated people are often still in school in their late twenties or early thirties. They do not have their own families by then.
All of the highly educated people I know married and started families in their mid to late 30s.

Unless you think "educated" means having a BA.

Anonymous wrote:This is called failure to launch. They are losers.

Maybe they're caring for their parents.
They are doing their civic duty, unlike all the DCUM posters who ask about ways to get out of jury duty.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a guy who lived at home till he was in his late 50s, and he only finally moved out because his parents died and the house had to be sold. And no, he did nothing to take care of his parents. He was just living rent free and taking advantage of the free food and internet.

This is the most likely scenario.

Sure, but OP asked of this was the norm. Of course it happens, but unless you live under a rock, you know this is not the norm.

It is the norm. 1 in 3 adults aged 18 to 34 live at home with their parents in the US.

So, it's the norm for poor people, not for educated people who mostly have their own families by their 30s!

Why so judgmental? How does this benefit you? Do you feel better about yourself now? Why can't you just let other people live the way they choose and MYOB?

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Anonymous wrote:I know a guy who lived at home till he was in his late 50s, and he only finally moved out because his parents died and the house had to be sold. And no, he did nothing to take care of his parents. He was just living rent free and taking advantage of the free food and internet.

This is the most likely scenario.

Sure, but OP asked of this was the norm. Of course it happens, but unless you live under a rock, you know this is not the norm.

It is the norm. 1 in 3 adults aged 18 to 34 live at home with their parents in the US.

So, it's the norm for poor people, not for educated people who mostly have their own families by their 30s!

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Anonymous wrote:I know a guy who lived at home till he was in his late 50s, and he only finally moved out because his parents died and the house had to be sold. And no, he did nothing to take care of his parents. He was just living rent free and taking advantage of the free food and internet.

Two of my uncles did this. One bounced around on other relatives houses until he died in his early 60s and the other went to Asia and got a mail order bride.

....to take care of him.

Fixed that for you!

I think that was implied.