It’s a skill that takes time. But, you don’t have to learn it.

You can move in with people whom you don’t know. Here, it’s common for professional couples and singles to share homes. It costs about 1/4-1/5 the cost of renting the whole place, but you get a nice spot. You just have to find a house that is the right fit for you.

It was an act of hate that wouldn’t have been possible without this, an AR-15.

I’m 33 and still live at home mostly for $$ reasons but also my dad is getting older and I worry. I also haven’t had a date in almost 8 yrs because I realized I was happier without that going on in my life. However I don’t have the cultural complications or nosy family/friends that you do. Most people stopped asking…

I’m in my early 30’s, I have a job that pays…okay, but I still live at home because the area that I live in doesn’t exactly have a lot of reasonably priced houses. Also, I haven’t had a romantic relationship with anyone…ever.

My sister and brother-in-law both lived with their respective sets of parents until they got married (they are both very frugal people). Living with your parents doesn’t have to be an impediment to having romantic and/or sexual relationships - if that’s what you want. Either way, if I were you I’d look for a place of…

RIGHT? Not in my immediate family but the entire rest of my family just looks at me with sympathy like ‘Oh look at her... So fat and unlovable. She will die alone and barren. POOOOOR GIRL.’

I kinda get that. I’ve never been in a relationship either except for high school, but I’m fat now so now everyone assumes I just am undateable and doesn’t ask me about relationships. The truth is even if I was thin I don’t think I’d be interested in dating. I love my independence.

Nothing wrong with wanting to stay single. It’s your family and co-workers who are making you feel like you should have this “sorted out”. Sounds to me like you HAVE sorted it out, for yourself at least. They’re the ones with the problem.

I think you should cut yourself a break about living with parents. A LOT of people your age live with their parents, especially mn expensive areas. I really don’t think girls bat an eye. Plus, you’re being smart and saving money. An ex of mine is turning 28 makes a goodness agency and lives with his parents and just…

My brother is going through a similar thing. Not living at home but with 4 roommates and not a great job. He keeps saying he wants to date but needs a to have a better place and more money.

I have no advice, but wanted to offer support. We’re all different and have different backgrounds - Keep doing what works for you as long as you are happy and healthy, and doing the best your able. External pressure to change or be different is difficult to live with.

If not for your younger sister being married, I’d swear you were my ex-bf. He’s also mid-30s and his parents are from Asia, and he had no intention of settling down. We dated for six months or so and he actively hid the relationship from his parents and told me he’s never brought a girlfriend home to them. He lived…

You seem content with not being in a relationship, so all this external pressure is just that: external. And really, the older I get the more I'm convinced that there's this neat little script on what our lives should be (go to college, get a good job, meet someone, get married, buy house, have 2.4 kids) and there's…

I’d do anything in my power to move out (even if it was renting a room or a tiny studio apartment). This has less to do with dating and more to do with the fact that you seem to be under a lot of pressure from your family. Sometimes distance, even if it is down the street, is the best remedy to certain issues.