At what age did you stop living with roommates and start living alone? I live in Boston so a 1 bed close to the city is ~$2500. Hard to justify the cost 😭

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At some age you get out of Boston and seems like that age is now for you. Get out of that winterhole and enjoy your life

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Eek. Even if she made $250k, $2500 for a place, esp a tiny place, is still a lot of $. And when a person is single and can focus on saving and enjoying traveling and whatever other things people do when they arent “tied down” by as many family obligations.

Lived with 6+ roommates for 3 years and couldn’t take the passive aggressive commune life anymore. Finally found my freedom in a one bedroom at 28.

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32, when I got divorced.

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When I graduated college at 21. I cherish my alone time so my sanity was worth the high rent cost in DC.

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Exactly so D6 - same with me. We Gen Xers didn’t tend to boomerang back to La Maison Mom & Dad after college either, at least not for more than a year or two. Pretty much everybody I was friends with in college and high school was like that. You moved to Boston or LA or NYC after college and you start your life. Maybe you had roommates for a few years, but I’d say 90% of my cohort lived on their own by 25. It was never even a question of being able to go back home at 21 for me and once I had a taste of living on my own and setting my own rules I certainly didn’t want to move back anyway. I think our generation views it as extremely immature to not live on your own by 30 whereas later generations might feel that much independence is...impractical...or perhaps too expensive? Unsure what the real advantage to having a roommate is other than financial. Personally I’d rather just live in a small place or a less “hot” area. Roommates were always an intrusion IMHO.

21 when I graduated college

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Had and enjoyed roommates in Boston until I moved in with my gf at 28. We eventually got married and made children and decided to continue cohabitating. Really enjoyed living in Inman in Cambridge and Davis in Somerville area during the roommate times.

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I'm 38 and I've never lived alone for more than like 2 months at a time.

Now I live with my SO and if we were to break up I would probably forgo roommates, but I'm really glad I saved the money I did by sharing space, and I kind of like having other humans around. I find it soothing.

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Compared to your salary and the comfort of living alone, the cost seems justified (even with travel)!

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27 when i moved in with my bf. Wouldve stayed in my $750 room a while if not for that

30, just moved out to a studio in NYC

I was 30. I enjoyed the house I rented with my friends. No reason to get my own place at that point.

I think I made it to 29 before I snapped

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I also lived in Brookline as it was cheaper and got more for my $$. Not sure if that’s still the case.

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25 with 2 roommates now

After 6 years post UG with roommates I bought a small apt.

I did get a brief year alone when I was in my last year of university because a friend bailed on our plan to live together. Smaller city, pre housing crisis.

Didn't get to again. Roommates then boyfriend (at 25).

24, studio in NYC.

25. I value my space, quiet, cleanliness, and privacy

Never...had roommates between UG and masters, roommates during masters, moved in with SO now married. But hey, finally have that home office tucked away in the corner that I can call my own...

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