[delcaran]

In Italy it's fairly common to live with parents until you find a partner. Housing prices are really high, income is low and having an housemate without romantic engagement is not a common practice, unless you're studying in another city.

IE, I'm almost 30 and I've been living alone for 2 years only because I found a decent medium-pay stable job 3.5 years ago, and the apartment I live in is rented by a friend who asks very little money. All of my friends who are single like me live with their parents, and only a few of those who are engaged live with their partners.

[tathougies]

The original article is mainly about US and Canada, where it's much less typical, and -- in my opinion, at least -- a huge turn off.

I imagine different cultures are different, and things that are unattractive in America are attractive elsewhere, and vice versa.

[dragonwriter]

> The original article is mainly about US and Canada, where it's much less typical

That's extremely variable over time, and it's been very much in the rise in recent decades, IIRC.

Of course, it may be a matter where cultural attitudes toward behavior are much stickier than actual behavior.