How old is too old to be still living with your parents

Hawthorns said:
It's common for people from the Black Country to say mom instead of mum, I do too ;)
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It does not make it correct though. Millions of people say 'alot' instead of 'a lot', and they are still wrong. You can say mom, mam or whatever and I'll know what you mean, but you'd still be using the incorrect word. Such is the case with many local deviations of the English language. :p
 
Saying 'a lot' and 'alot' is exactly the same so how does that compare? They only differ in the way that they're typed.

You can't say that another calling their mother 'mom' is wrong, since that's what they say in real life.
 
Hawthorns said:
Saying 'a lot' and 'alot' is exactly the same so how does that compare? They only differ in the way that they're typed.

You can't say that another calling their mother 'mom' is wrong, since that's what they say in real life.
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'Alot' is not an actual word. Never has been. Go visit a dictionary, or even a spelling checker, and you will see that I am correct.

Secondly, I can indeed say that it is wrong. I can say that it is incorrect English, which is true.
 
I don't deny that it's not a real word, but when said aloud they're exactly the same whereas 'mum' and 'mom' are not. Anyway, someone called out animefreak as being wrong for saying 'mom' when he's perfectly fine to do so.

On topic. I plan to live at home for as long as my parents let me or until I have a steady career or some sort.
 
Hawthorns said:
I don't deny that it's not a real word, but when said aloud they're exactly the same whereas 'mum' and 'mom' are not. Anyway, someone called out animefreak as being wrong for saying 'mom' when he's perfectly fine to do so.
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It is incorrect English to do so, that is my point. More to the point, we are not talking about things said aloud here, nor was it ever implied that we were.

Anyway, the rules of the English language are clear and rigid. What is wrong is wrong, and will stay that way no matter how much you will it. No further discussion required.


Returning to the topic of this thread...

I stopped living with my parents over four years ago now, after my then fiancée (now wife) and I took out a mortgage on a small detached house 15-20 minutes walk from the town centre. Zero deposit required, £500 cash back, and 5.4% fixed rate for 3 years. The monthly cost of having this house, plus bills, has never been more than £750-£800 by my estimate. Of course, you'll never get a mortgage without a deposit nowadays, but save for 10% and see how much lower you can negotiate.
 
ayase said:
Neferpitou said:
To me their seems to be little point leaving your parents unless you going to share a place with a partner. Someone who you are planning/hoping to stay with long-term. While it obviously going to be financially difficult renting a place on your own. It could also be very potential lonely living on you own. It unlikely you going to have family and friends around every night to keep you company.
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I love living alone far more than I think I can ever enjoy living with others. Granted, I'd also rather I didn't have to sleep alone all the time, but I like having the ability to close my door and know there's nobody else in the house on a fairly regular basis (sadly, telling people to leave when you've had enough of them isn't all that conductive to relationships). Being trapped in your home with other people who *never leave* is a goddamn nightmare, that's why I was glad to move out. But everybody's different I suppose.
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Fair enough, everyone is different. Just for curiosity sake, would you rather have a long term partner living with you or would prefer to have a more of bachelor like life style?

While I must admit I like to be a bit of a loner myself. I still wouldn't not fancy living a existence on my own where I couldn't have access to some social interaction close by.
 
^this.

Whenever I'm home alone I start talking to myself, doing impressions and being unmotivated to even watch films or series.
 
Mutsumi said:
What is wrong is wrong, and will stay that way no matter how much you will it. No further discussion required.
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I beg to differ on both counts. Any rule created by a human being (in contrast to the laws of the universe which are discovered rather than created) has zero validity. Gravity, for example, cannot be refuted. It exists and you cannot defy it. The rules of the English language however are just ********. Someone made them up like any other law created by humans, and like any law created by humans, there is no particular reason to obey it other than to subordinate yourself to others.

Apologies for the re-derailing but I can't just let order prevail like that. I have to restore the balance slightly in favour of chaos. :p

Neferpitou said:
Just for curiosity sake, would you rather have a long term partner living with you or would prefer to have a more of bachelor like life style?
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Interesting question. I'd probably like someone I could live with for six to eight months of the year.
 
I think ayase's stance makes perfect sense. If I didn't have my particular partner, I'd definitely want to be completely by myself. Fortunately I have a partner who doesn't bother me and is instinctively aware of when I'm not in the mood to deal with people :)

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ayase said:
Mutsumi said:
What is wrong is wrong, and will stay that way no matter how much you will it. No further discussion required.
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I beg to differ on both counts. Any rule created by a human being (in contrast to the laws of the universe which are discovered rather than created) has zero validity. Gravity, for example, cannot be refuted. It exists and you cannot defy it. The rules of the English language however are just ********. Someone made them up like any other law created by humans, and like any law created by humans, there is no particular reason to obey it other than to subordinate yourself to others.

Apologies for the re-derailing but I can't just let order prevail like that. I have to restore the balance slightly in favour of chaos. :p
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The rules of the English language have absolute validity. They define the language, and no amount of arguing will change that. Sure, you can ignore the rules if it makes you feel 'big' or 'cool', but you will just look stupid if you stray too far from what is correct.

Rules will always exist, society would not function effectively without them.
 
Hawthorns said:
Saying 'a lot' and 'alot' is exactly the same so how does that compare? They only differ in the way that they're typed.

You can't say that another calling their mother 'mom' is wrong, since that's what they say in real life.
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Because an Alot is a mythical badass creature, that's why!

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Reading this thread makes me truly realize... I'm not a loser for still living at home aged 20.

Not that you guys are losers, either.
 
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Lupus said:
Reading this thread makes me truly realize... I'm not a loser for still living at home aged 20.

Not that you guys are losers, either.
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The way the current government is treating us, I think we are all losers. /satiricalbuttrue
 
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Mutsumi said:
Anyway, the rules of the English language are clear and rigid. What is wrong is wrong, and will stay that way no matter how much you will it.
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loooooooooooooooooool

Language: the same as it always has been for hundreds of years.

Oh no wait, that's not even remotely the case. :lol:
 
Can't wait for the day i can leave home and be rid of the psychotic monster that somehow gave birth to me.

At the moment it isn't a simple thing to do, (looking for a place for me and the gf but she'd need to get a job and then there's travelling costs - so on and so forth) However within a year i'm hoping to leave home, not through anything more than i cannot stand them anymore.

Living alone, i doubt i could truly do that. Being the social animal that i am, i'd get bored and end up spending most of my time out of the house/flat. Saying this though, if given the option to live with my parents or alone i'd pick alone everytime, the main reason? independance. At the moment (hell its been like this for over a year at minimum) i've developed into a self sufficient being who doesn't need anyone elses help. I do my own washing and ironing, i plan my own time, i make and spend my own money, i pay my own bills and feed/cloth myself, I judge what time i do things and put things on my priority list as i find it appropriate. (which doesn't always sit well with people if they think that their request is more important than whatever i maybe doing at the time of the request being made)

Me and the gf get on well living together, we spend time together and when i get stressed or need help she's there to help me out, same as when she's stressed or in need of advice, help or just someone to talk to about things, i'm always there for her too. Both decide what needs doing and rarely clash when it comes to planning things. Very very similar traits and things so both living together would be simple and stress free.

Its sad, but there comes a time in everyones life where they come to the realisation that they've grown into their own being and wish to have their own independance. (like Rui said she flew the "nest" as soon as she could, she must have just reached that independance point fairly young).
 
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