[xacky]

Then again how many more people would live alone if they could afford to rent or buy on a single income?

[expedition32]

Yeah in my country people leave their parents house in their early 20s. Independence and individuality are the foundational bedrock of my culture.

But it's getting harder because of the housing market.

[latexr]

> Independence and individuality

Neither are threatened by living with a friend or someone else near your age. Sure, move out of your parents’ home, but that doesn’t mean you have to live alone.

[JumpCrisscross]

> Neither are threatened by living with a friend or someone else near your age

The difference between sharing a 2BR and living in an apartment building are more exercises in cultural than physical difference.