The nest

[Hey Joe]

Well, with my degree over in about a month methinks it's time to look for a new place to call 'that place I crash'. I'm currently 21 but the whole problem with moving out is that I can't find anyone I know who wants to move out and rent prices are damned high at the moment thanks to the mortgage crisis.

The option that's left is to move into a share house with a bunch of random people that I don't know. To say I'm hesitant about that is a massive understatement. This brings up a point of introspection and one of extrospection (It's now a word thanks to me).

1. Am I being fussy by waiting until I can move into a place with people I know?

2. Is life at home so comfortable these days that the youth are really picky about where they move out to?

DISCUSS

 

[curlycrouton]

I'd go with the random people. Chances are you'll like at least 2 of them, hell, maybe you'll find a new best mate.

 

[curlycrouton]

Or that....

 

[Amnestic]

Move in with random people. If it goes tits up then you can always find a new place to live. Keep most of your stuff in storage/at your parent's home until you've got settled in so you're not carting all of your worldly belongings from one random house to another. It's a fairly large step to move in with people you've never met before, but it'll help in the long run I think.

 

[Labyrinth]

I want to move out as soon as I can, actually. This isn't a situation of "Oh my god I fucking hate my parents angst angst angst" as much as I feel that I've outgrown the area I'm currently in. The entire place feels small. Restrictive even, like a sociological straitjacket.

Whether I move in with friends or not isn't as much of an issue with me. I tend to get along with people relatively well, and I have enough friends willing to lend a couch while I hunt for a place anyway.

 

[jim_doki]

I just moved into a house with complete strangers. they're not too bad. you gotta remember that there are people out there who will put up with ANYTHING